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4,000-year-old footprints near Pompeii show people fleeing Mount Vesuvius eruption thousands of years before the famous one in 79 CE

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4,000-year-old footprints near Pompeii show people fleeing Mount Vesuvius eruption thousands of years before the famous one in 79 CE

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The "Ring Lady" of Herculaneum. Perished in 79 AD during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

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The "Ring Lady" of Herculaneum. Perished in 79 AD during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

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A Roman gold snake bracelet found on the arm of a woman who was killed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 CE near Pompeii, inscribed on the inside 'DOMINVS SVAE ANCILLAE' which means "From a master to his slave girl."

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A Roman gold snake bracelet found on the arm of a woman who was killed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 CE near Pompeii, inscribed on the inside 'DOMINVS SVAE ANCILLAE' which means "From a master to his slave girl."

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Fresco of a Winged Genius carrying a tray and Holding a Handle. From Boscoreale, near Mount Vesuvius, Italy . ca. 50/40 BC. Plaster and pigments. By the time of the eruption in 79, this work was already over 100 years old, likely appreciated for its age.

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Fresco of a Winged Genius carrying a tray and Holding a Handle. From Boscoreale, near Mount Vesuvius, Italy . ca. 50/40 BC. Plaster and pigments. By the time of the eruption in 79, this work was already over 100 years old, likely appreciated for its age.

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This man fled Pompeii as Mount Vesuvius erupted. Archaeologists found him 2,000 years later, holding a bowl to protect his head and a lamp to light his way

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This man fled Pompeii as Mount Vesuvius erupted. Archaeologists found him 2,000 years later, holding a bowl to protect his head and a lamp to light his way

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The “Secret Cabinet” of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. This room preserves erotic frescoes, mosaics, and objects discovered in Pompeii and Herculaneum - cities buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

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The “Secret Cabinet” of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. This room preserves erotic frescoes, mosaics, and objects discovered in Pompeii and Herculaneum - cities buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

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Bicycling, C.1887 , in the years before the invention of "safety bicycles"

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Bicycling, C.1887 , in the years before the invention of "safety bicycles"

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The cast of a victim of the volcano eruption in Pompeii, circa 79 AD

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The cast of a victim of the volcano eruption in Pompeii, circa 79 AD

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The footprint of a Roman baby in red clay, which was left during drying, is about 2000 years old. Its location is Vaison-la-Romaine, France.

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The footprint of a Roman baby in red clay, which was left during drying, is about 2000 years old. Its location is Vaison-la-Romaine, France.

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Roman mosaic showing a dog and the inscription Cave canem at the entrance to the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii.

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Roman mosaic showing a dog and the inscription Cave canem at the entrance to the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii.

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The Helanshan Rock Art are tens of thousands of petroglyphs carved into the rocks of Helan Mountains, in China, between 10,000 and 3,000 years ago

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The Helanshan Rock Art are tens of thousands of petroglyphs carved into the rocks of Helan Mountains, in China, between 10,000 and 3,000 years ago

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Roman fresco showing a mouse. The object was found in the Temple of Isis in Pompeii, Via del Tempio di Iside, near Palestra Sannitica.

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Roman fresco showing a mouse. The object was found in the Temple of Isis in Pompeii, Via del Tempio di Iside, near Palestra Sannitica.

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Archaeologists have unearthed, in 2015, the oldest case of decapitation ever found in the New World. The skull belonged to a young man and was buried in Brazil about 9,000 years old, with severed hands covering its face in a mysterious pose

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Archaeologists have unearthed, in 2015, the oldest case of decapitation ever found in the New World. The skull belonged to a young man and was buried in Brazil about 9,000 years old, with severed hands covering its face in a mysterious pose

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A thousand-year-old face has emerged from the bottom of Lake Lednica. Discovered among the ruined ramparts of the stronghold on Ostrów Lednicki ~ Poland, this beam carved with a human face is one of the most interesting finds of recent years.

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A thousand-year-old face has emerged from the bottom of Lake Lednica. Discovered among the ruined ramparts of the stronghold on Ostrów Lednicki ~ Poland, this beam carved with a human face is one of the most interesting finds of recent years.

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