Wednesday 30 May 2018

New Excavation At Pompeii Uncovers Victim Crushed By Massive Rock

A restorer works on the mold of a horse in the ruins of a Roman villa recently found by Italian carabinieri (police) during an investigation into tunnels dug by thieves in Civita Giuliana, next to the archaeological site of Pompeii.

The adult male survived the initial eruption but was, like many victims, caught in the subsequent cloud of gases and rocks. Unlike most victims, he was also pinned down by a "formidable stone block."

(Image credit: Carlo Hermann/Kontrolab/LightRocket via Getty Images)



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