Scientists Buried Human Bodies in Plaster. 5 Years Later, They Dug Them Back Up.

The same plaster used in art and architecture also helped keep the deceased intact for years.
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German museum invites women to make plaster casts of their vulvas

A German museum is seeking to de-stigmatize the female body with a workshops for making plaster casts of vulvas on International Women's Day. In contrast to male genitalia, the image of the vulva has ...
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Haunting Casts Preserving Pompeii Victims’ Final Moments 2,000 Years Ago Go on Display in a Solemn New Exhibition

One of the plaster casts on display in the new exhibition Marco Cantile / LightRocket via Getty Images The plaster casts of more than 20 victims of Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E. are now on ...
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A new exhibit shows plaster casts of Pompeii victims frozen at the time of death

POMPEII – More than 20 plaster casts of victims who died in the catastrophic volcano eruption in Pompeii went on display for the first time Thursday in a permanent exhibition. The casts, which ...