2024年7月21日 · The bodies of Pompeii were all trapped in one final pose, allowing future artists and archaeologists alike to try to ascribe meaning to their last moments. Before they were destroyed by pumice stones the size of soup cans, the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were seaside retreats for elites.

2017年11月5日 · To date, archaeologists have discovered around 1150 examples of human remains in Pompeii. Of these, around 100 have been encased in plaster casts created around their bodies in the tufa. Exactly how did this unique form of preservation arise? And how does it help inform our understanding of the past?

Thanks to the method perfected by Giuseppe Fiorelli, since 1863 a little over a hundred casts have been made. The casts of the victims, displayed in metal and glass showcases, had already been admired in the first Museo Pompeiano (Museum of Pompeii) which was opened by Fiorelli in …

Men, women, children, entwined in a final embrace, remains etched in the hearts and minds of those who find themselves visiting Pompeii. So what are casts? Are they actually petrified people?

2006年8月19日 · The plaster casts of the men, women, children, and animals of Pompeii were primarily made in the mid 1800s. The Antiquarium, near the Forum, once held most of the plaster casts.

2024年11月12日 · In one dwelling, four figures huddled beneath a staircase have long been perceived as a family. One of the figures, thought to be the mother, holds a small child. Now, new genetic research has...

2023年5月9日 · Pompeii is now a huge tourist attraction, drawing some 2.5 million visitors to the ancient town every year. Chief among the draws: the famous “stone” bodies of the poor souls caught too off guard...

So by pouring a mould material into the spaces, moulds could be made of the victims: creating the infamous Pompeii bodies. With each new body discovered, new clues are discovered to what life was like in Ancient Pompeii. So far there have been 1000 casts made from the remains of Vesuvius’s victims. Pompeii’s Statues

Over 20,000 people died in the thriving city of Pompeii. But who were the people of pompeii? Read to find out and see the tours that can take you there.

2023年3月31日 · In recent year researchers have been using technology to analyze plaster casts of those who died in Pompeii during the Mt. Vesuvius eruption. These casts still exist today, showing the positions that people were in during this horrific event.