Archaeologists note that this is a very important discovery.
In Pompeii, archaeologists excavated the skeletons of a man and a woman, as well as a cache of coins and jewelry.
This is reported by the Archaeological Park “Pompeii”.
The discovery is part of excavations in Region IX of the buried city, where many ancient buildings and artifacts have been uncovered. At the time of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, Pompeii was home to about 20,000 people.
The latest discovery by archaeologists adds more detail to the picture of what life was like in the city before the disaster. According to the scientists who made the discovery, the bodies were found in a small bedroom that was used as a temporary sleeping place while the larger house was being renovated.
The woman was lying on the bed. Clutched in her hands was a small hoard of gold, silver and bronze coins, as well as gold and pearl earrings.
“The room was chosen by the two people as a refuge while they waited for the pumice to fall, which had been gradually filling the open spaces in other parts of the house for hours,” the archaeologists said in a statement.
Because the doors were closed, the room remained free of pumice, but the couple was trapped inside.
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