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Items found in Pompeii home hint at life before volcanic explosion

CBS News29 October 2026, 16:59 UTC

Coins, jewelry and other artifacts were found in a sealed closet in Pompeii, giving new insight into life in the historic Roman city before it was destroyed in A.D. 79.

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