The victims of Pompeii

Plaster casts of victims found at Pompeii

Plaster casts of two victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius exposed at Pompeii archeological site

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Among the remains of Pompeii, this discovery is undoubtedly one of the most striking moments of our visit. These casts reproduce the bodies of two inhabitants caught by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Their positions allow us to imagine the final moments of these people, trapped in the disaster that buried the city.
The technique used by archaeologists made it possible to preserve the impressions of the bodies in the volcanic deposits and recreate their appearance through plaster casts. Faced with these particularly moving testimonies, the history of Pompeii suddenly takes on a much more tangible and human dimension.