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An archeologist called Fiorelli found that the hollow spaces underground in which the the bodies were found were actually imprints of the exact positions the people died in. So he filled the chambers with plaster which created casts of the bodies that looked exactly as the person had when they died, right down to their facial expressions and the details on their clothing.
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∙ 14y agoThe city of Pompeii lay in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, which often rumbled and muttered, causing the inhabitants to become rather nonchalant about any danger it imposed.
On August 24 AD 79, Pompeii and the nearby city of Herculaneum were buried under a pyroclastic flow from the volcano. A pyroclastic flow is a cloud of superheated gas, ash, and rock. At the time, it is believed that there were about 20,000 inhabitants in Pompeii at the time of the eruption, many of them summer visitors.
Straight after the eruption, those who weren't killed by falling rocks tried to escape but clouds of poison gas rolled into the city. Anyone outside was killed instantly from the gas, while people who were still in their houses died from lack of oxygen.
Herculaneum was rediscovered in 1738, and Pompeii was found in 1748.
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Pompeii Victims' Bodies Revealed in Scans: Photos
As Pompeii was buried under 8 to 9 feet of material, bodies were encased in layers of hardened pumice and ash. Fiorelli's team found that their decayed corpses left voids. They poured plaster into the cavities, creating plaster casts of the impression in the ash.Oct 8, 2015
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Why did casts form in Pompeii?
Bodies where buried under volcanic ash. The bodies themselves decayed but left cavities that preseved their dying poses. Archaeologists later poured plaster into these cavities to form casts of the people.
What happened after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
The town of Pompeii was totally destroyed there was ash and dead bodies everywhere.
What buried the town of Pompeii?
The bodies were preserved as moulds formed by the volcanic ash that hardened round them. The bodies then rotted away leaving a hollow in the shape of the body that was once there.
Who was affected by Vesuvius?
The Italian city Pompeii Pompeii and Herculaneum were both destroyed by the eruption in 79AD. It is believed that the death toll in Pompeii ranges from 10,000 to 25,000. The bodies recovered from Pompeii is 1,150. In Herculaneum it is estimated that about 5,000 perished. The number of bodies recovered stands at 350.
What kind of fossil is oil and natural gas made from?
It uses fossils and decayed bodies of diatoms, which are one-celled organisms that lived in the ancient oceans.
Why did casts form in Pompeii?
Bodies where buried under volcanic ash. The bodies themselves decayed but left cavities that preseved their dying poses. Archaeologists later poured plaster into these cavities to form casts of the people.
Why were Pompeii bodies preserved?
since lava is so hot, it completely obliviates the organism, but leaves a hollow gap under the hardening ash an stuff where it once was, excavators find the hollow gap and fill it with plaster to resemble the shape of the bodies quite nicely, but not always perfectly
Were the people in Mount Vesuvius turned to stone?
No. The people of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried under hot ash. They eventually decayed, leaving hollow cavities. Archaeologists later poured plaster into these cavities, forming casts of the people's bodies.
What happened after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
The town of Pompeii was totally destroyed there was ash and dead bodies everywhere.
When did vesuvuis's eruption devastate Pompeii?
The eruption of Vesuvius that devastated Pompeii happened in 70 AD.
What happened to organisms that led to the formation of fossil fuels?
they decayed
When people rediscovered Pompeii where the body's stone?
The bodies were not stone, but they had been covered in ash which then hardened, creating hallows where the bodies were. The people who uncovered Pompeii poured plaster into the holes creating plaster casts.
What happened at pompeii?
The volcano Versivious erupted. That happened on the 24 August 74AD.
How many volcanoes are there in Pompeii?
no-one knows
Was Pompeii’s big as Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico does not have a Active volcano , so what happened to Pompeii happen to Puerto Rico?
Who found pompeii?
It was discovered by a farmer who happened to stumble upon it.
Was Pompeii before the Trojan War?
No, the volcano that wiped Pompeii off the map took place long after when the Trojan War is thought to have happened.
