Archaeologists have used AI for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of ...
The first permanent exhibition of Pompeii’s historic casts is now on display in Italy, paying homage to those who were brutally killed after being engulfed by an inundation of volcanic ash. The ...
One of the plaster casts on display in the new exhibition Marco Cantile / LightRocket via Getty Images The plaster casts of more than 20 victims of Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E. are now on ...
Archaeologists found the victim holding a terracotta mortar, which they interpret as an improvised attempt to shield his head ...
This image released by the Italian Culture Ministry on Monday, April 27, 2026, shows a victim of the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in the Pompeii archaeological area near Naples in southern Italy.