Posted on 08/12/2024 5:50:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The remains of victims from the deadly volcanic eruption in Pompeii have been discovered almost 2,000 years after the disaster.
A woman's remains were unearthed with a collection gold, silver and bronze coins with a man laying nearby.
Archaeologists uncovered the skeletons inside a small, makeshift bedroom in a villa that was undergoing reconstruction when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD.
It is believed the victims chose the small room as a refuge while they waited for the rain of ash and debris to subside.
However, they then found themselves trapped in the room after volcanic rocks blocked the door - preventing them from escaping from the fast-moving cloud of ash and debris...
The once-thriving city of Pompeii, near Naples, and the surrounding countryside was submerged by volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius exploded.
It killed thousands of Romans who had no idea they were living beneath one of Europe's biggest volcanoes which buried the city in a thick layer of ash, preserving many of its residents and buildings.
The ancient city was not rediscovered until the 16th century and the excavation of the site began in 1738 and has continued ever since.
In recent years the site has seen a burst of archaeological activity aimed at halting decades of decay and neglect.
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Was he "laying" bricks, or what?
The proper word here would be "lying." A man was "lying" near her.
Sheesh!
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Regards,
Richest people in the graveyard.
Newly found victims? Unbelievable.
A man laying near her, or lying near her? That’s different.
Not too, although in one of the homes in Pompeii or another buried town had a small, somewhat hidden room, that had a pattern of holes on one wall that *could* have been to hold up a cross. There’s no indication that it was a cross, and whatever it was had been removed, probably well before the eruption, no way to date it.
Good catch. They probably tried to flee, and took shelter in the closest possible place, then were asphyxiated, in the space of not very many minutes. If they hadn't been stopped by a Roman centurion trying to bust them about their misuse of grammar, they might have survived.
I wholeheartedly agree.
Pithy humor at its finest. Well done sir.
Perhaps you can post an article about laying (or lying) eggs some time.
“how likely is it that the victims were Christians? Paul had finished his missionary journeys by then.”
Very likely. Because Paul HAD finished his missionary journeys, right?
Plus, I slipped in a Monty Python reference.
Studying Pompeii was the most interesting part of Latin classes in high school.
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I’ve often wondered how much warning time the citizens had regarding a potential eruption; days prior to the event, there must have been some tremors, excessive steam, etc,.
Remember when Mount Saint Helens blew its top in 1980… There was warning for a few weeks that something was imminent.
“… A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current or a pyroclastic cloud)[1] is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively known as tephra) that flows along the ground away from a volcano at average speeds of 100 km/h (30 m/s; 60 mph) but is capable of reaching speeds up to 700 km/h (190 m/s; 430 mph).[2] The gases and tephra can reach temperatures of about 1,000 °C (1,800 °F)...”
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Yikes… hard to outrun that…
Nah, it’s the usual story. The guy gave good wallet.
Gold coins? See that’s why I’d never make it as an archeologist. Gold, jewels, treasure stuff, if I found them I’d pocket them
“Find anything? Nope just more bones... “
Gold lasts. It’s the only real money.
Well I’ve always heard you can’t take it with you.
Maybe they were newly weds.
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