In Pompeii, archaeologists find children’s sketches of gladiators

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ROME — Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near the city of Naples have uncovered charcoal sketches drawn by children as young as six years old, depicting possibly violent fights they may have witnessed.The sketches of gladiator stick figures were discovered during excavations in recent months in Pompeii , a once-thriving city that was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago.

com/Fgm1539qHZ— Pompeii Sites May 28, 2024 The director of the site, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, said the naive line drawings, found on the wall of a house known as the "Colonnaded Cenacle," were probably done by children aged six or seven.Psychologists from the Federico II University in Naples believed the sketches depicted events the children had witnessed, rather than imagined, he said.

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