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Pompeii victims died in 'extreme agony,' 2 newfound skeletons reveal

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Skeletal remains of a woman and a man who died when the volcanic plumes of Mount Vesuvius wiped out Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago .

The woman's skeleton was lying near a bed with a handful of treasures, including gold, silver and bronze coins and a pair of gold-and-pearl earrings.

Scholars estimate that around 10,000 to 20,000 people inhabited the city when the volcano famously erupted in A.D. 79 .