Archaeologists have discovered two more skeletons buried beneath a collapsed wall in the Pompeii archaeological site.
, experts said Tuesday. They believe the new findings are the remains of male victims likely killed in powerful earthquakes that accompanied the devastating volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which buried the Italian city in ash in the first century.
The newly discovered victims"probably died due to multiple traumas caused by the collapse of part of the building," the Pompeii archaeological park said in a statement.
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