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		</div><p>The skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his slave fleeing the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago have been discovered in Pompeii, officials at the archaeological park said.</p>
<p>The partial skeletons were found during excavation of an elegant villa on the outskirts of the ancient Roman city that was destroyed by the eruption in 79AD.</p>
<p>It is the same area where a stable with the remains of three harnessed horses was excavated in 2017.</p>
<p>Pompeii officials said the two men apparently escaped the initial fall of ash, then succumbed to a powerful volcanic blast that took place the following day.</p>
<p>Casts were created of the entire skeletons, taking advantage of the impressions the shape of the victims made in the hardened ash.</p>
<p>Judging by cranial bones and skull, one of the victims was a youth, probably aged 18 to 25, with a spinal column with compressed discs.</p>
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<p>That finding led archaeologists to hypothesise that the young man did manual labour, like that of a slave.</p>
<p>The other victim, found nearby, had a robust bone structure, especially in his chest area, and probably was about 30 to 40 years old, the Pompeii officials said.</p>
<p>Both skeletons were found in a corridor, which led to a staircase to the upper level of the villa.</p>
<p>Based on the impression of fabric folds left in the ash layer, it appeared the younger man was wearing a short, pleated tunic, possibly of wool.</p>
<p>The older victim, in addition to wearing a tunic, appeared to have had a mantle over his left shoulder.</p>
<p>While excavations continue at the site near Naples, tourists are currently barred from the archaeological park under national anti-coronavirus measures.</p>
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