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Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time - Learning Zone
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Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time - Learning Zone Clips

  1. What happened when Vesuvius erupted in 79AD?

    Duration: 06:13

  2. What happened at Herculaneum, the town not far from Pompeii?

    Duration: 05:56

  3. How did the victims of Pompeii die?

    Duration: 04:53

  4. Why weren't the clothes of the Pompeii victims destroyed by the heat of a pyroclastic current?

    Duration: 04:19

  5. How were the casts of the victims of Pompeii made?

    Duration: 03:30

  6. Can science reveal what two of the victims of Vesuvius actually looked like?

    Duration: 07:15

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