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The tragic Pompeiians' final moments, preserved in plaster for all time.
When the city of Pompeii collapsed in August of 79 AD, those who did not flee were doomed. Buried for 1,700 years under 30 feet of mud and ash, they were reduced to skeletons and remained there until excavations began in the early 1800s. In the compacted ash, excavators noticed voids surrounding the skeletons as they continued to uncover human remains. In order to create the final poses, clothing, and faces of Pompeii's last residents, plaster of Paris was carefully poured into the spaces.
