在距今大約2000年前的公元79年11月,在維蘇威火山 (Mount Vesuvius) 山腳下的農業城市「龐貝城 (City of Pompeii) 」一瞬間化為灰燼,自此從羅馬帝國的地圖上消失。
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龐貝城被20英呎 (約兩層樓6公尺) 的火山灰所覆蓋,當時居民毫無足夠時間逃離而被瞬間高溫燒死。但其中最令人感到不寒而慄的是居民們都因火山灰而保留完整的軀體構造,每個看起來似乎都停留在兩千年前的瞬間。
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龐貝古城的位置直到1738年才被考古學家發現,而時至今日龐貝古城都是義大利最著名的觀光地之一。不過這週考古學家們發現了一個令人心酸難過的事實…
考古學家們發現其中一組遺骸是一個小孩坐在母親的懷抱裡,而據推測那小孩應該只有4歲,且研究人員相信應該是火山爆發時小孩奔向母親留下的瞬間。
![They uncovered the preserved remains of a young child who was sitting on his mother's lap when tragedy struck. They believe he was about four years old.](https://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432224896.jpg)
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不過更令人悲傷的是,在小男孩和母親身邊找到小男孩的手足以及他父親。
![Even more tragically, the boy and his mother were found alongside the remains of his father and sibling.](https://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432224894.jpg)
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研究人員Stefania Giudice說:「即便火山爆發於2000年前,但在我們眼前的可能是一個男孩、一個母親或是一個家庭。這不僅僅是個考古學,更是一部人類考古學。」
!["Even though it happened 2,000 years ago, it could be a boy, a mother, or a family. It's human archaeology, not just archaeology," said Stefania Giudice, conservator at the Naples National Archaeological Museum.](https://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432224886.jpg)
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考古學者在此處發現了86組遺骸,現場宛如無聲的人間煉獄。
![The tragic scene was uncovered during a restoration project of 86 preserved bodies at the site.](https://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432224893.jpg)
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研究人員在修復破缺遺骸時,他們留意到遺骸們臉上所留下那難以言喻的表情。
![As researchers work on restoring these bodies, they are well aware of the emotional toll that the work can take.](https://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432224891.jpg)
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Stefania Giudice又補充:「在替遺骸製作模型的過程中其實是蠻感人的。」
!["It can be very moving handling these remains when we apply the plaster," Giudice told journalists.](https://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432224890.jpg)
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兩人留下最後但也是永遠的相依擁抱。
![These two held on tightly in their final embrace.](https://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desktop-1432224888.jpg)
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來源:Metro UK
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