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Faces of the Disaster: What Gypsum Casts From Pompeii Still Tell Today

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A new exhibition in Pompeii shows the history of the prints of the victims of the volcanic eruption. Curator Tiziana Rocco on the casting technique and ethical questionsGEO: Ms. Rocco, the plaster casts of victims of the volcanic eruption of Pompeii in the year 79 A.D. are regarded as faces of the disaster. The first prints were made by archaeologist Guiseppe Fiorelli in 1863. How did he come up with this idea?Tiziana Rocco: It was intuition. Gu…
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A new exhibition in Pompeii shows the history of the prints of the victims of the volcanic eruption. Curator Tiziana Rocco on the casting technique and ethical questionsGEO: Ms. Rocco, the plaster casts of victims of the volcanic eruption of Pompeii in the year 79 A.D. are regarded as faces of the disaster. The first prints were made by archaeologist Guiseppe Fiorelli in 1863. How did he come up with this idea?Tiziana Rocco: It was intuition. Gu…

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geo broke the news on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
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