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Slaves room offers Pompeii life peek

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Archaeologists in Pompeii excavating a villa amid the ruins of the 79 A.D. volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient city have discovered a room that offers “a very rare insight into the daily life of slaves,” officials said Saturday.

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  1. Triblive

    Pompeii dig yields rare window on daily life of enslaved (opens Triblive)

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    Archeologists in Pompeii excavating a villa amid the ruins of the 79 A.D. volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient city have discovered a cramped dormitory and storage room that offers “a very rare insight into the daily life of slaves,” officials said Saturday.

  2. France 24

    Slave room discovered at Pompeii in 'rare' find (opens France 24)

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    Pompeii archaeologists said Saturday they have unearthed the remains of a "slave room" in an exceptionally rare find at a Roman villa destroyed by Mount Vesuvius' eruption nearly 2,000 years ago.

  3. The Times of Israel

    Pompeii excavation site yields rare window into daily life of the enslaved (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Archeologists digging in a villa amid the ruins of the 79 AD volcanic eruption find a dormitory and storage area room, with many personal items

  4. France 24

    Pompeii archaeologists discover rare 'slave room' (opens France 24)

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    Pompeii archaeologists said Saturday they have unearthed the remains of a "slave room" in an exceptionally rare find at a Roman villa destroyed by Mount Vesuvius' eruption nearly 2,000 years ago.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Italy: Archaeologists discover 'slave room' at Pompeii | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The room containing three beds and one window was excavated in a villa buried by the 79 A.D. volcanic eruption. Officials say it offers "a very rare insight into the daily life of slaves" in the ancient city.

  6. The Guardian

    Discovery of Pompeii slaves’ room sheds rare light on real Roman life (opens The Guardian)

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    Cramped room contains beds, chamber pot and other items used in slave family’s ‘precarious’ existence

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Slaves room offers Pompeii life peek (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Archaeologists in Pompeii excavating a villa amid the ruins of the 79 A.D. volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient city have discovered a room that offers “a very rare insight into the daily life of slaves,” officials said Saturday.

  8. Delaware Public Media

    How did the enslaved workers of Pompeii live? A new discovery provides a rare glimpse (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Archaeologists working to uncover a wealthy villa on the outskirts of the ancient city have found a dormitory for workers, providing important insight into daily life.

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