Plaster Casts from the 79 A.D. Eruption of Vesuvius


	Plaster Casts from the 79 A.D. Eruption of Vesuvius

Newfman

6-2-2007 2:29 PM

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6-2-2007 6:49 PM

DeeDeeNP

Click the enlarging arrow in the upper right corner of the above clip, to see the photos.

Very touching and fascinating.

6-2-2007 6:51 PM

skwirlinator

I'd bet there are other animals in the crust that are buried like these. It would be cool to find dinosaurs like this.

6-3-2007 1:21 AM

Deepti

fascinating is right.....

6-5-2007 12:38 PM

michellezm

Great clip.

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