Butchered giraffe and glass BRAIN found in ancient treasure trove of objects buried by Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago

IT was an ordinary day when Mount Vesuvius plastered nearby towns in thick volcanic ash 2,000 years ago.

A treasure trove of objects was buried, each giving an insight into the lives people led.

Drinks and hot food were served in this place, with large jars placed in the richly decorated masonry counterGetty PAArchaeologists found the leg joint of a butchered giraffe beneath ancient Pompeii markets[/caption]

Butchered giraffe

In the drains beneath the long-gone markets of Pompeii...