Plaster cast of victim of Mt Vesuvius' eruption

The eruption of Mt Vesuvius in AD 79 killed about 2, 000 people. When the archaeologists started to excavate Pompeii they found these hollow cavities. The lava had formed a shell around the body and as the body decomposed it left a cavity. They filled the cavity with plaster which is what we saw here.

Lessons in Italian, Crime, Grime and way too much Pizza

March 19th 2008
From Rome we travelled south and further inland to experience a bit of Italia agroturismo on the outskirts of a small town named Sora. Italy is packed with these farmstays and we thought we’d chosen a “real” one - that is, one that was more into showcasing the natural beauty and produce of the region than squeezing as many Euros as they can out of visitors. It turns out our farmstay wasn’t ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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