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KOMPAS.com – Archaeologists in Italy recently found the bodies of two men who were victims of the eruption of Vesuvius about 2,000 years ago in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
The two bodies are believed to be masters and slaves who tried to escape the volcanic eruption.
The two bodies were found by archaeologists side by side in a basement of the villa. New York Post.
The Italian archaeological authority announced the discovery of the two bodies on Saturday (11/21/2020).
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Archaeologists believe that the two bodies escaped the initial ashfall.
However, both died the day after being buried by volcanic material from the second violent explosion of Vesuvius.
Meanwhile, the village is located on the outskirts of Pompeii and was devastated by the second explosion of Vesuvius in 78 AD.
Near the villa there is a cage. In 2017, in the stable, archaeologists found three bodies of horses that were still tied up.
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Reporting from Associated PressJudging from the skull and teeth, one of the men was estimated to be between 18 and 25 years old when he died.
Archaeologists think that he is a slave doing manual labor because it is seen from his spine that it is quite compressed.
The second man’s body was probably between 30 and 40 years old when he died. This remnant appears to have a coat on his left shoulder in addition to a tunic.
The Director General for Archeology of the Italian Ministry of Culture, Massimo Osanna, said the two bodies were found in a side room along an underground corridor or passage.
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The crypt was known in Roman antiquity as cryptoporticus.
“Victims may have sought refuge in cryptoporticus, in this basement, where they think they are better protected, “said Osanna.
Given the impression that the folds of the cloth were left in the ash cloak, the younger man’s body seemed to be wearing a short, pleated tunic, probably made of wool.
