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Tortoise and its egg found in latest Pompeii discovery

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The 14-centimeter long tortoise and her egg were discovered during excavations of an area of the ancient city. The tortoise had sought refuge in the rubble of a home that was too badly damaged from the quake to be rebuilt. The fact that she still had her egg suggested she died before finding a safe, hospitable place to lay it.

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Tortoise and its egg found in latest Pompeii discovery

ROME: The remains of a tortoise and its egg have been unearthed by archaeologists in Pompeii, the Roman city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. The animal was found hidden under the clay floor of a storehouse and probably died before Vesuvius erupted. "It had dug itself a burrow where it cou

2 years ago·Singapore

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The Telegraph

2,000-year-old tortoise and its egg discovered beneath workshop in Pompeii

Unusual find comes to light during excavations of an area that was devastated by an earthquake 17 years prior to the eruption of Vesuvius

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Toronto Sun

Tortoise and its egg found in latest Pompeii discovery

ROME -- The remains of a tortoise and its egg have been unearthed by archaeologists in Pompeii, the Roman city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. Read More

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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La Repubblica

Sorpresa a Pompei, dagli scavi una tartaruga col suo uovo: intatta dopo due millenni

Franceschini: "Il sito è uno scrigno di storia"

2 years ago·Turin, Italy

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Corriere Della Sera

Pompeii, another surprise: from an excavation a turtle emerges with its egg

The discovery during a research between the Oriental University of Naples, the Freie Universitat in Berlin and the University of Oxford that are investigating the remains of a luxury home

2 years ago·Italy

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Phys.org

Tortoise and her egg found in new Pompeii excavations

Archaeologists in Pompeii have discovered the remains of a pregnant tortoise that had sought refuge in the ruins of a home destroyed by an earthquake in 62 AD, only to be covered by volcanic ash and rock when Mount Vesuvius erupted 17 years later.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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