Archaeologists Discover Skeletal Remains Of Man Crushed By Stone In 79 AD

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy announced a dramatic new discovery.

It's the skeleton of a man crushed by an enormous stone in 79 A.D.

Officials believe he was trying to flee the explosion of Mount Vesuvius.

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They speculate the stone may have been a door jamb that had been violently thrown by the volcanic cloud.

It appears the victim suffered a leg injury that impeded his escape from the area.