When Vesuvius erupted on August 24 and 25, A.D. 79, some 2,600 inhabitants perished in Pompeii alone (a plaster cast of a child found under a staircase). Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita ...

What landscape architects need to know. The ancient site has a new master plan by Studio Bellesi Giuntoli. By Monica Shenouda Pompeii has lured visitors for centuries, offering a connection with a ...

Plaster casts of calcified Pompeii residents have long been used by archaeologists to tell the stories of the last, desperate moments of ancient Romans before they were buried and preserved in ...

Among the most moving sights is the Garden of the Fugitives, which displays plaster casts of some of the victims in their final moments of life. "It adds an extra dimension to Pompeii," observes ...

The 1972 concert film Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii, back in cinemas this week, would change the way many thought of Pompeii.

Going forward, more work is needed to fully understand Pompeii’s past ... were able to reconstruct their forms using plaster casts of the cavities they left behind. More than 100 casts have ...

Scientists filled these gaps with plaster, creating a very accurate ... a mother and two children. Unlike the casts from Pompeii which show flesh as well, the shape of the family’s corpses ...