FfFfFfFF 58,371 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 The partially mutilated remains of a man buried by the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius at Herculaneum, the ancient Roman town close to Pompeii, have been discovered in what Italy’s culture minister described as a “sensational” find. Archaeologists said the man, believed to have been aged between 40 and 45, was killed just steps away from the sea as he tried to flee the eruption. His skeleton was found on what would have been the ancient town’s beach with the head pointing back in the direction of the sea, and surrounded by carbonised wood. Dario Franceschini, Italy’s culture minister, said: “The sensational discovery of the remains of a fugitive at the archaeological site of Herculaneum is great news, first of all because the find is due to the resumption in this place, after 30 years of scientific excavations.” Herculaneum was buried under about 15 metres of volcanic ash until it was rediscovered during the digging of a well in the early 18th century. Source - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/oct/15/sensational-skeleton-buried-in-vesuvius-eruption-found-at-herculaneum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levine 23,967 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 This is so fascinating Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,371 Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, Levine said: This is so fascinating Yeah.. He was running to the sea to save himself as the vulcanic cloud (which was so dense it had no oxygen in it) reached and carbonized him. The skeleton is thought to have red markings because of the blood.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasteLikeWhiskey 1,561 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Your threads are amazing! I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dojo 19,823 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, TasteLikeWhiskey said: Your threads are amazing! they are! i enjoyed them so much! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDemonIClingTo 1,018 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/19/2021 at 8:22 PM, Levine said: This is so fascinating Being a GGD user does pay off sometimes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,719 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/19/2021 at 2:09 PM, FfFfFfFF said: This picture is so haunting...Looks like a group of people who were trying to escape the eruption but didn't make it. You can see the fear on their faces in their final moments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,371 Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 18 minutes ago, PunkTheFunk said: This picture is so haunting...Looks like a group of people who were trying to escape the eruption but didn't make it. You can see the fear on their faces in their final moments. If I were in their place, my first instict would be to run to the streets or to the sea. They seemed to have ran to the wall, so they were probably in that construction, were caught by suprise and didn't have any other choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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