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'Extraordinary find' made in Pompeii bath house
« on: April 29, 2018, 07:39:57 am »
'Extraordinary find' made in Pompeii bath house

Published April 27, 2018
Newser

Almost 2,000 years ago, a child sheltered in Pompeii's central bath house complex as nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted terrifyingly, spewing vast amount of hot ash and pumice.

The child's body was undisturbed until this year, when archaeologists using ground-scanning tools were surprised to find it just inches below the surface at an entryway to the bath house, the Local reports.


http://www.newser.com/story/258401/archaeologists-uncover-last-child-of-pompeii.html