Archaeologists unearth a surprising tomb in Pompeii

Pompeii tomb
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French archaeologists unearthed a rare pre-Roman tomb containing the remains of an adult woman while digging at a Pompeii site, The Local reports. The undisturbed finding apparently dates back two millennia, to the age of Italy's Samnite people.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.