We are used to seeing dead bodies in movies and TV shows ... The museum's current exhibition, Pompeii: Inside a Lost City, ...

The Art of Plaster Casting: Unveiling Pompeii’s Victims Fiorelli’s technique involved pouring liquid plaster into the hollow spaces left by decomposed bodies ... One cast, thought to depict ...

As people fled Pompeii or hid in their homes, their bodies were covered by blankets of the surge. While Pliny did not estimate how many people died, the event was said to be 'exceptional' and the ...

Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made of their bodies, like a mother holding ... Researchers also confirmed Pompeii citizens came from diverse backgrounds but mainly descended ...

Since the mid 1800s, the voids left by the bodies have been filled with plaster to recreate their final moments. Pompeii remains a well-preserved archaeological site, attracting tourists from ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed ...

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An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash and lava in A.D. 79 ...