Pompeii Skeletons Reveal Another Disaster Added to Vesuvius Eruption's Horror

[Judi Lynn]

18 July 2024
By MICHELLE STARR

The destruction of Pompeii wrought by the eruption of Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago was an absolutely devastating moment in human history.

Many of the residents of the ancient Roman city were asphyxiated and entombed in the ash and pumice that rained down during the first 18 hours of the eruption, or killed instantly by the intense heat of the pyroclastic surges that later barreled through the city.

The excavation of two newly discovered skeletons now reveals that there was another factor at play that made things even worse. These unfortunate individuals were crushed by falling walls destabilized by the simultaneous earthquakes that wracked the surrounding area.

Although we have the final moments of Pompeii almost perfectly preserved, a horrifying moment in time screaming silently for millennia, it can still be quite tricky to reconstruct events from what remains.

More:
https://www.sciencealert.com/new-pompeii-skeletons-reveal-another-disaster-added-to-vesuvius-eruptions-horror

[Lovie777]

1. Oh comes on.........................

yes there were earthquakes.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Amazing. They do have specials on PBS on the Pompeii disaster, and it seems like they discover more and more

every day. These diggings have been going on for quite some time, makes sense, since they are being very careful in their diggings, trying not to disturb or damage other unearthed things.

The PBS special is called: Pompeii: The New Dig | PBS

[Deuxcents]

3. Yes..and the History channel has had some of the art and paintings on the walls that have been discovered.

Truly amazing how delicate this has to be to preserve not only the bones of the people but their possessions. Very interesting programs

[MMBeilis]

4. Erotic paintings, graffetti and residue of anchovy sauce have also been found.