The discovery was made in Region IX, Insula 10 in Pompeii.
The remains of the two bodies were found in a closed-door, small room, which archeologists say was chosen "as a refuge."
The remains of the two bodies were found in a closed-door, small room, which archeologists say was chosen "as a refuge" by the individuals during the eruption as volcanic rock filled the other open spaces in the rest of the house. Archeologists discovered the remains of a man and a woman during the recent excavations of Region IX, Insula 10 in Pompeii.The individuals were trapped in the room from the debris, and their deaths were caused by the "pyroclastic flow that buried them," archeologists said.
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