Victims of Mount Vesuvius

When Mount Vesuvius erupted, those who could not escape were overcome by poisonous gases and were quickly covered in ash. Their bodies decayed, but by pouring liquid concrete into the resulting cavity, archaeologists have preserved the exact shapes of the bodies at the moment of death.

Leonard Von Matt/Photo Researchers, Inc.

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Pompeii; Vesuvius

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