Archaeologists recreate heartbreaking final moments of young Roman desperately trying to flee Pompeii eruption
James Saunders
Archaeologists working at Pompeii have unearthed the remains of a man believed to have fled the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius - while holding a terracotta mortar bowl above his head for protection. The twisted skeleton was found just beyond the ancient city's southern gates. Beside him lay the damaged bowl, a small lamp and ten bronze coins. Researchers believe falling debris or the suffocating clouds of volcanic ash and gas killed him as he attempted to reach the sea. Scientists have