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| More Pompeiian DiscoveriesJapanese archaeologists have discovered the remains of two new skeletons at Pompeii. They are believed to have been slaves who died chained to a wall, unable to escape the lava of Mt. Vesuvius' eruption in 79 A.D. They are well preserved and were found dug up by the Japanese team 'outside a castle wall on the Northern edge of the ruins.' A foot chain is attached to the leg of one while the other's waist has a metal buckle, thought to belong to a female slave. Read the Japan Today article for more
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