The Villager Art Gallery and Custom Framing located at 429 E Grand Ave. will host an exhibit of Body Casting art by Anne Elisabeth Hogh with an opening reception from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Friday. The ...

Pompeii DNA reveals truth about victims Remains recovered from plaster casts of five people who died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius have overturned some old assumptions about who they were. For ...

In the spring of 1995 I was studying for my A-levels in Cambridge, along with my best friend, Kate. For her final art exam, Kate wanted to create a male torso in the style of a classical sculpture, ...

Pompeii’s plaster cast human figures aren't who they were assumed to be, genetic tests have revealed, highlighting the way ...

When a volcanic eruption buried the Roman city of Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago, a thick layer of volcanic ash encased the bodies, preserving their forms. The bodies, later immortalized by plaster ...

Four plaster casts from the House of the Golden Bracelet were made in 1974. Archaeological Park of Pompeii In the ruins of Pompeii, visitors aren’t only able to see the houses, frescos and artifacts ...