Pompeii skeletons reveal earthquake as cause of death alongside volcano.

Two skeletons found in the Casti Amanti, or House of Chaste Lovers, at the Pompeii archaeological site belong to men who died from a wall collapse during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied Mt. Vesuvius’ eruption in AD 79, in addition to the victims killed by volcanic ash and gas. The area was likely undergoing reconstruction work at the time of Vesuvius’ eruption, following an earthquake a few days earlier. More than 1,300 victims have been found at the site south of Naples over the last 250 years.