The plastered cast of a man sits amid ancient urns and fountains inside a storage room at the archeological site of Pompeii. Experts say the man died while squatting over a latrine. (Fulvio Paolocci/GlobalPost)
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A view of the Mt. Vesuvius volcano from the northern corner of the archeological site of Pompeii. The volcano has been dormant for the past 66 years, but some scientists believe it could soon erupt again. (Angelica Marin/GlobalPost)
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Volcanologist Giuseppe Mastrolorenzo sits atop a valley of volcanic rock from Mt. Vesuvius’ last eruption in 1944. His recent research claims that ancient Pompeiians were killed by the heat, not the ashes. (Angelica Marin/GlobalPost)
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Tourists climb up Mt. Vesuvius during the month of July. At more than 4,000 feet above sea level, a thick cloud of fog forms around its crater. (Angelica Marin/GlobalPost)
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Tourists hike up to the Porta Marina, the main entryway to the archeological site of Pompeii. Every year millions of tourist flock to the Naples coast to see the ancient city. (Angelica Marin/GlobalPost)
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An panoramic view of the ancient city of Pompeii. Discovered under layers of volcanic rock in 1599, the city has remained well preserved for nearly 2000 years. (Angelica Marin/GlobalPost)
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The Vesuvius volcano in seen in the horizon from inside the archeological site of Pompeii. (Angelica Marin/GlobalPost)
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Closed to the public, these skeletal remnants of a mother, her infant and a child were found frozen in time when the volcanic rock buried the ancient city of Pompeii in 79 A.D. (Fulvio Paolocci/GlobalPost)
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Not yet shown to the public, the skeletal plastered cast of a child was found buried under layers of volcanic rock inside the ancient city of Pompeii. (Fulvio Paolocci/GlobalPost)
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A tourist contemplates the roofless wing of the thermal baths inside the archeological site of Pompeii. (Fulvio Paolocci/GlobalPost)
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The skeletal plastered cast of a man lays inside a glass case. Along with hundreds others, the ancient skeleton was crystallized in his sleep when Mt. Vesuvius buried Pompeii under ashes and lava. (Angelica Marin/GlobalPost)
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At the Garden of Fugitives, inside the ancient city of Pompeii, dozens of people were frozen in time as they tried to flee the Vesuvius eruption. (Angelica Marin/GlobalPost)
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