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When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made of ...
The desperate final moments of a family caught in the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD have been discovered, offering a sobering reminder of the human cost behind one of antiquity’s ...
When a volcanic eruption buried the Roman city of Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago, a thick layer of volcanic ash encased the bodies, preserving their forms. The bodies, later immortalized by plaster ...
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