A “once-in-a-century” find has been unearthed in Pompeii after lying hidden for more than 2,000 years.
Archaeologists discovered a private bathhouse – potentially the largest ever found there – complete with hot, warm and cold rooms, exquisite artwork, and even a huge plunge pool.
The skeletons of a woman and a man were found in the house – the former discovered clutching a bag of coins and jewellery.
They had barricaded themselves into a small room, but were killed as a tsunami of superheated volcanic gas and ash – known as a pyroclastic flow – ripped through the town.
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morer than 50% of the reporters time is spent simply repeating what the gentleman said, think how much more we could have learned
Trumpenus bath house ..
The banner takes up too much of the screen.
Pyroclastic flow traveled over water straight to Herculaneum which is several km away. Pompeii didn't get pyroclastic flow. It simply got buried in lava rock and ash for hours on end.
Probably found a bunch of yamaka’s in the rubble
As a Mapuche Picunche i would haved asked for permision before entering some ones house.
I believe the date of the eruption was changed to mid October of 79 ad based on the warmer clothes and and actual date found in R IX!!