Archeology, it is fascinating to be able to dig into our past and unearth treasures and knowledge. And another relevant news arrives, in this case it is Pompeii again, you know, the fascinating Roman city submerged in the ashes of the Vesuvius volcano, now that we are so attentive to the volcanoes... although we save the distances, of course.
It seems that there is a new discovery, it is a bottomless pit of new surprises from another era that loom in our time, and that allows us to find out more about how those people lived, that Roman civilization, so important because it is our predecessor. The most remarkable thing, that in this case, nothing has been found related to a new palace, or new jewels, or an archive where heroic deeds were recounted, but the room of some slaves.
Usually when we think in history, we remember the big names, some personalities who went important, powerful, rich or brave. They are always the protagonists... But it isn't easy to find information about the normal people and their life routines. But yes, slaves have always been a part of history, unfortunately. Although the concept of the slave of antiquity differs according to many variables, and of course, from the concept we have today.
Apparently the slaves who lived here, in this humble room in which we will not see large decorative mosaics, for example, were those who took care of the cars, this is one of the deductions that archaeologists have made based on the found items, horse harnesses in a metal chest. Also three small beds, some amphorae...
And as a final reflection, for not making this much longer, I copy a phrase that the archaeologist has commented on the discovery because it seems significant to me: "It is a window to the precarious reality of some people who rarely appear in historical sources, written almost exclusively by men of the elite", has assured the general director of Pompeii, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, about a discovery that he described as "one of the most exciting" of his life as an archaeologist.
What do you think? Do you like archeology or history? Isn't it amazing?
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In this link of the news (in Spanish version) you find the quoted text and you can see more photos too, I have made a capture of some of the photos, here: www.lasprovincias.es/internacional/union-europea/nuevo-importante-descubrimiento-20211106184650-ga.html#imagen4
And you can find the Spanish version of this article in a post on Noise.Cash: https://noise.cash/post/mwkv85wf3k2n
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