Archaeologists Discover Skeletal Remains Of Man Crushed By Stone In 79 AD
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy announced a dramatic new discovery.
It's the skeleton of a man crushed by an enormous stone in 79 A.D.
Officials believe he was trying to flee the explosion of Mount Vesuvius.
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They speculate the stone may have been a door jamb that had been violently thrown by the volcanic cloud.
It appears the victim suffered a leg injury that impeded his escape from the area.
Horrific details of a victim of the AD 79 eruption in #Pompeii emerge in Region V excavations. A 35 yr old trying to escape but probably hampered by a diseased leg then gets struck by falling masonry that decapitates them.
— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) May 29, 2018
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