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| Title: | PLASTER CASTS OF VOLCANO VICTIMS |
| Caption: | In 79 A.D. pyroclastic flows from Mt. Vesuvius destroyed the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum killing over 16,000 people. Archeologists have excavated the remains of some 2000 people asphyxiated in the eruption. Plaster casts of molds of the victims reveal adults, children, and dogs in their death positions. Pompeii was buried by up to 3 m (10 ft.) of ash and pumice, and Herculaneum was excavated from beneath 20 m (65 ft.) of volcanic debris. (Paco Gómez García/AGE Fotostock) |
| Keywords: | volcanoes, volcanism, volcanic eruptions, pyroclastics |