Ancient Footprints Reveal a Mass Escape from Mount Vesuvius’ Forgotten Eruption

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Ancient Footprints Reveal a Mass Escape from Mount Vesuvius’ Forgotten Eruption

A Discovery Frozen in TimeArchaeologists have uncovered a remarkable snapshot of history near Pompeii—ancient footprints left behind by Bronze Age people and animals fleeing an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. These imprints, preserved in volcanic ash for over 4,000 years, date back to the catastrophic Avellino eruption of 1995 BC.While the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius is infamous for burying Pompeii and Herculaneum, this earlier disaster was even more…