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SCIENCEMay 18 · 18:03 UTCARS TECHNICAJennifer Ouellette

Pompeii victim ID'd as a likely doctor

Archaeologists have identified a Pompeii victim as a likely Roman doctor using advanced CT scans and 3D digital reconstruction. The victim died in 79 CE during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Over 1,000 bodies have been discovered in the ruins, with 104 plaster casts preserved.

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