How Did the People of Pompeii Die? Suffocation Versus Thermal Shock

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Accepted scholarship has always maintained that Pompeii’s victims were killed by suffocation. But re-examination of casts and skeletal remains suggests another cause of death.

Human Remains in Pompeii: The Body Casts

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How were archaeologists able to retrieve such life-like casts of the bodies of Vesuvius’s victims? The key to the revival of Pompeii’s citizens is plaster, along with care and patience.

Saving Pompeii: Is there Any Hope of Preserving the UNESCO World Heritage Site?

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Recent wall collapses at Pompeii have highlighted the fragility of the site. Is there hope of conserving Pompeii for future research and excavation?

Dating the 79AD Eruption of Vesuvius: Is 24th August Really the Date?

Casts of Bodies from Pompeii preserved the outline of heavier clothes-suggesting the season was not summer

Popular culture states that Mount Vesuvius erupted on 24th August 79 AD, but new examinations of evidence suggest a later eruption date, in October.