Archaeologists have uncovered the
remains of two people at the Pompeii archaeological site who are
thought to have been victims of an earthquake that accompanied
the 79AD Mount Vesuvius eruption which buried the ancient Roman
city, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of the archaeological
site, said on Tuesday.
The skeletons were found during excavations at the Insula of the
Lovers Chaste (Insula dei Casti Amanti).
They were under a wall that is thought to have collapsed during
the quake.
"Modern excavation techniques help us to understand increasingly
better the inferno that destroyed the entire city of Pompeii in
two days, killing many inhabitants," Zuchtriegel said.
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