Excavation of Pompeii

Since the discovery in the 1700s, Pompeii has been in a state of excavation. Many teams of archaeologists from different countries have worked on the site, with the result that Pompeii has yielded many artifacts from ancient times. Many of the artifacts found in Pompeii are now in museums. Sadly, about 2,000 bodies were discovered, their outlines preserved forever by the hardened ash, mud and debris.


Our Discoveries

As I have written in the introduction we have excavated and confirmed an ancient room which consisted of four bodies. Below I will describe each item in greater detail.

The Bodies

Amongst the four bodies we have found two adults and two children, believed to be their children. Between the two adults there was both a man and women.

The Man- He was believed to be a farmer because the room was found next to some fertile soil which was thought a farm in the olden days. He was estimated to be 26-40 years old, and was approximately five foot ten. Pathologist confirms that there was a severe blow in the back of his head. It is thought that he was struck by a rock and died from severe lost of blood.

The Women-She was thought to be the housewife of the house and took care of the children. She was around 20-35 years old and was only five foot tall. Pathologist confirms she was pregnant when she died as there was a small human shape object in her stomach. Pathologist predicts that she died from the fire which lit after her husband was hit by the molten rock.

The Children- There was two children found in the site, both of them believed to be the adult’s children. They were thought to be twins who were aged 6-12. Pathologist confirms that they too were burnt to death by the molten rock.