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Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead

Her work should We're usingtraditional forensic techniques To work out what age...

Narrator: Her work should
determine if age or disability Prevented their escape. Dr lazer: We're using
traditional forensic techniques To work out what age the
victims were when they died; If there's any sign
of illness or trauma; Any evidence about
their lifestyles

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Narrator: Her work should determine if age or disability
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Prevented their escape.
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Dr lazer: We're using traditional forensic techniques
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To work out what age the victims were when they died;
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If there's any sign of illness or trauma;
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Any evidence about their lifestyles.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:40
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

Forensic experts scan Pompeii's victims to investigate why they didn't escape the eruption.
Narrator: The fugitives were discovered by head of - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:14
Narrator: The fugitives were discovered by head of
This was made possible by a technique pioneered in the 19th century. - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:12
This was made possible by a technique pioneered in the 19...
Narrator: Over the years, the flesh rots away, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:09
Narrator: Over the years, the flesh rots away,
By filling the void with plaster of paris, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:08
By filling the void with plaster of paris,
Narrator: But wherever detail was lacking, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:09
Narrator: But wherever detail was lacking,
Narrator: When maiuri's team worked on the fugitives, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:21
Narrator: When maiuri's team worked on the fugitives,
There were 13 victims together, so it was the largest number - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:09
There were 13 victims together, so it was the largest number
He wrote a very emotional article, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:09
He wrote a very emotional article,
Narrator: Published in national geographic magazine, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:39
Narrator: Published in national geographic magazine,
And then the mother, 'her body already weakened through childbirth', - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:13
And then the mother, 'her body already weakened through...
And then, the very end: 'the merchant', in his words, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:13
And then, the very end: 'the merchant', in his wor...
He says that it's based on evidence, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:14
He says that it's based on evidence,
My aim is to actually strip away all the previous stories - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:10
My aim is to actually strip away all the previous stories
And I do believe that that will impart a little more - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:08
And I do believe that that will impart a little more
Narrator: What maiuri did, was in sync with the times. - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:58
Narrator: What maiuri did, was in sync with the times.
Work begins on the victim that maiuri described as the head of the first family: - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:06
Work begins on the victim that maiuri described as the hea...
The merchant. - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:04
The merchant.
We should be able to get quite a bit of information out of - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:06
We should be able to get quite a bit of information out of
Narrator: Beyond the 2,000-year-old bones, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:08
Narrator: Beyond the 2,000-year-old bones,
Dr dzung: There's a nail and a rod holding the plaster of the upper limb, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:06
Dr dzung: There's a nail and a rod holding the plaster ...