A rare sequence of heating and cooling triggered the chain of chemical reactions that turn organic material into glass.

Unveiling Pompeii’s Victims Fiorelli’s technique involved pouring liquid plaster into the hollow spaces left by decomposed bodies. This process captured the shapes of over 100 victims ...

Pompeii’s plaster cast human figures aren't who they ... smothered in compacted ash during the eruption and, as their bodies ...

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 ...

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 ...