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Footprints Reveal Ancient Escape From Vesuviusâ1,800 Years Before Pompeiiâs Destruction

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Archaeologists uncovered Bronze Age human and animal footprints in pyroclastic deposits originating from Mount Vesuvius ’ volcanic complex.

The footprints were linked to the Avellino pumice eruption, which scientists believe was more powerful than the 79 CE eruption.

Archaeologists found evidence of semicircular huts dating to the Bronze-Iron Age transition, sometime between 1200 and 900 BCE .

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