Thursday, May 31, 2007

The victims from the 79 AD Eruption

The following photos are of the eruption victims from 79 AD. When the bodies were buried during the eruption, a void formed after the flesh decomposed. By pouring plaster into the void, a casting is made of the victim. The skeleton is trapped in the plaster.

This little boy was found hiding under a table.

This woman was pregnant.

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