Did Mount Vesuvius’ ash cloud really transform a brain into glass?
When an ancient Roman resident of the coastal city Herculaneum was struck down by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, what ...
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How can we ethically display the dead in museums? What about resin casts of those who died violently in Pompeii?
We are used to seeing dead bodies in movies and TV shows ... The museum’s current exhibition, Pompeii: Inside a Lost City, displays resin copies of 19th and 20th century casts of those who ...
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Pompeii DNA study shatters myths about their ancient lives
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 ...
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DNA analysis rewrites the stories of people buried in Pompeii
Pompeii’s plaster cast human figures aren't who they ... smothered in compacted ash during the eruption and, as their bodies ...