Master And Slave Unearthed In Pompeii: Remains Speak Of 'Traces of Pain' [VIDEO]

The traces of pain and shock suffered by a man and his slave were still evident from their remains recently found in the ancient city of Pompeii, decades after the historic Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD.

Pompeii ruins have once again captivated people with the newest findings from the excavations in the Civita Giuliana area in Pompeii. The skeletal remains of the two men revealed the pain they endured as they got buried underneath the boiling pyroclastic flow. Their relationship was also extremely perceptible with how their bodies were preserved.

The rapid and violent pyroclastic flow from the second volcanic explosion might have surprised the victims as they thought they had already escaped the first violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The lava and magma might have flooded their room through several openings, resulting in a tomb-like structure that preserved their skeletal remains underneath the hardened ashes.

Archeologists estimated that the male servant was between 18 and 23/25 years old and about 5 feet and 1 inch tall. His remains were found with his head tilted, his teeth and skull still visible.

The skeletons' vertebral compressions were uncommon for a young man his age, according to the archeologists. The pressures in the bones suggested he performed hard manual work, therefore giving a hint that he worked as a slave at the time.

"He wore a short tunic, of which the imprint of the drapery is clearly visible on the lower part of the belly, with thick rich folds and traces of heavy fabric, of a consistency which suggests that it was made of wool fibres," the official press release from the team of Pompeii archeologists read.

The master, meanwhile, was found to have a skull that fell backwards. His arms were folded on the chest and his legs were apart with knees bent. According to the archeologists, the master was between 30 and 40 years old and about 5 feet and 3 inches tall. The older man's clothing was also more sophisticated compared to that of the young boy.

"He wore a tunic and mantle. Beneath the victim’s neck and close to his sternum, where the fabric formed clear and heavy folds, imprints of the fabric are preserved that are clearly visible and indicate a woollen mantle which stopped at the left shoulder," the press release explained.

After its historic eruption in 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius has not erupted since 1944. Experts still categorize it as one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes and have not ruled out the possibility of yet another perilous explosion.