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An equid skeleton discovered in a bakery area of Pompeii's House of the Chaste Lovers complex. Photo and copyright: Pompeii Archaeological Park.

Video. Pompeii excavations reveal equid skeleton

Updated: 07/06/2026 - 15:44 GMT+2

The remains of an equid were discovered in a bakery area of Pompeii's House of the Chaste Lovers complex, offering new insights into the role of working animals in Roman daily life and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.

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