The remains of a man aged 40 to 45, who could have been a rescuer or a fugitive, were discovered under the meters of rocks where Herculanum shore was.
Le Monde with AFP
A skeleton discovered in Herculanum (Italy), cited under the lava during the eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79 at the same time as Pompeii, could provide a new light on this catastrophe, said on Friday 15 October the Head of the Archaeological Park of Herculanum, Francesco Sirano.
The remains of a man aged 40 to 45 have been discovered under the meters of volcanic rocks at the location where the Herculanum shore was then, before the eruption of the Vesuvius and the lava flows repel it at 500 meters.
He probably saw death in front when he was overwhelmed by the fusion lava that covered the city, “said Sirano to the Italian Ansa Agency. “He could have been a rescuer,” suggested the specialist.
At the time of the eruption, a fleet, led by the commander and writer Pliny the former, came to the rescue of the inhabitants. Pliny The former died on the shore, but his officers would have managed to evacuate hundreds of survivors.
The skeleton could also have been that of a “fugitives” who tried to join one of the backup boats, “perhaps the last unlucky of a group that managed to take the sea”, added Mr. Sirano.
A skeleton that will be studied with modern techniques
It was discovered under the remains of carbonized wood, whose beam of a house that could have broken his skull, while his bones had a red color, probably traces of blood left when he was carried away by the violence of the eruption.
Archaeologists have also discovered traces of fabric and metal objects, perhaps the solve solutions that man would have carried away by fleeing, like a bag, tools, or even weapons or pieces money, explained the archaeologist.
Other human remains have been discovered in and around Herculanum, including a skull in a Roman museum that some have attributed to Pliny, but the last discovery can be studied with modern techniques that allow “in Understand more, “said Sirano.
According to the researchers, the temperature is mounted up to 500 degrees during the eruption, sufficiently to spray soft tissues, then has occurred a sharp drop in the temperature for keeping what was remaining.