Buried Secrets of Pompeii: A Parent’s Last Desperate Act Uncovered, Revealing Haunting New Revelations
The home lay buried under volcanic debris for nearly 2,000 years.
Despite the fury of the eruption perfectly preserving the residence’s frescoed walls and artifacts, nothing impacted archeologists more than the evidence of the victims’final actions—parents doing everything in their power to protect their children from the inevitable.
Archaeologists discovered new remains of a family caught in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
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Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, explained how the family’s valiant attempt at survival was evident in their final gestures. As ash and pumice began to rain down from the sky, clogging the streets and destroying buildings, four adults and a child took refuge in a bedroom.
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In a last act of resistance, the parents attempted to barricade the door with a wooden bed, hoping to keep the encroaching debris out.
“But they didn’t make it,” Zuchtriegel said. Archaeologists were able to deduce what had transpired after discovering the remains of the five family members behind the decomposed bed.
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The grim state of the bodies and their expressions of terror contrasted starkly with the beauty of the house’s exquisitely decorated walls. One of the bodies—the smallest—even had a perfectly preserved amulet known as a bulla, which was typically worn by young boys of the era, confirming his age.
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