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Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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Plaster casts of the hollows left by bodies of victims found in place in the ruins. When Vesuivus erupted in 79 AD, many inhabitants took a fatal decision to stay in the city, trying to cope with the initial constant fall of pumice. When the first pyroclastic flows invaded the city, the remaining survivors were killed, probably more or less instantly. Their bodies were incorporated into the thick ash and pumice deposits and left hollows when the organic material decomposed away. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Plaster casts of the hollows left by bodies of victims found in place in the ruins. When Vesuivus erupted in 79 AD, many inhabitants took a fatal decision to stay ...
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Wall painting in the House of Mysteries in Pompeii (Casa dei Misteri) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Wall painting in the House of Mysteries in Pompeii (Casa dei Misteri) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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Tools at the archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Tools at the archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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Ancient tools at the archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Ancient tools at the archaeological site of a Roman pumice quarry (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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A reconstruction of a tree that was covered by a hot pyroclastic flow. The de-gasing channels can be seen. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
A reconstruction of a tree that was covered by a hot pyroclastic flow. The de-gasing channels can be seen. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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Vesuvius volcano seen from Pompei (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Vesuvius volcano seen from Pompei (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Intense wall frescos in the Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Intense wall frescos in the Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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The protection roof over the Roman excavations at meurin (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
The protection roof over the Roman excavations at meurin (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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Fresco from the Villa dei Misteri in Pompeii (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Fresco from the Villa dei Misteri in Pompeii (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Roman oven from Pompeii (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Roman oven from Pompeii (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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