Vesuvius ancient eruption rescuer identified, says expertVesuvius ancient eruption rescuer identified, says expert External linkArchaeologists in Italy believe they have identified the body of a rescuer killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago. The skeleton of man, originally thought to be an ordinary soldier, was one of around 300 found in the early 1980s.TagsherculaneumpompeivesuviusvolcanoContent typeLINK