BRITAIN-ITALY-HISTORY-ARCHAEOLOGY-POMPEII(01 of27)
Open Image ModalA picture shows the cast of a man killed by extreme heat and which lies in the \'pugilist\' pose caused by the tendons contracting at high temperature, part of a family from Pompeii, the Roman town that was partially destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, during the press preview for the \'Life and Death Pompeii and Herculaneum\' exhibition at the British Museum in central London on March 26, 2013. Pompeii and Herculaneum were both devestated when the eruption of Vesuvius buried the towns in ash and pumice leaving many victims in situ. Archaeologists used a casting technique to preserve the forms of victims, some of which were on display at the exhibition. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(02 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: The preserved body of a mule driver in a crouching position is shown at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
BRITAIN-ITALY-HISTORY-ARCHAEOLOGY-POMPEII(03 of27)
Open Image ModalA visitor walks past the first century AD fresco protrait of baker Terentius Neo and his wife, a relic of Pompeii, the Roman town that was partially destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, during the press preview for the \'Life and Death Pompeii and Herculaneum\' exhibition at the British Museum in central London on March 26, 2013. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
BRITAIN-ITALY-HISTORY-ARCHAEOLOGY-POMPEII(04 of27)
Open Image ModalA picture shows a golden snake amulet weighing 600 grams with a medallion of Luna, the moon goddess, part of a set of jewellery once belonging to a wealthy family, a relic of Pompeii, the Roman town that was partially destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, on display during the press preview for the \'Life and Death Pompeii and Herculaneum\' exhibition at the British Museum in central London on March 26, 2013. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(05 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: A marble panel depicting Satyrs and Maenad is shown at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
BRITAIN-ITALY-HISTORY-ARCHAEOLOGY-POMPEII(06 of27)
Open Image ModalAn employee poses next to the first century AD fresco protrait of baker Terentius Neo and his wife, a relic of Pompeii, the Roman town that was partially destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, during the press preview for the \'Life and Death Pompeii and Herculaneum\' exhibition at the British Museum in central London on March 26, 2013. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(07 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: A museum employee looks at a carbonised loaf of bread at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
BRITAIN-ITALY-HISTORY-ARCHAEOLOGY-POMPEII(08 of27)
Open Image ModalA visitor walks past fresco featuring a phoenix that was painted on the outside wall of a taverna in Pompeii, the Roman town that was partially destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, during the press preview for the \'Life and Death Pompeii and Herculaneum\' exhibition at the British Museum in central London on March 26, 2013. Pompeii and Herculaneum were both devestated when the eruption of Vesuvius buried the towns in ash and pumice leaving many victims in situ. Preserved frescoes reveal details about 1st century Roman culture. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(09 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: A painting depicting Theseus and the Minotaur (L) is displayed at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(10 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: A reconstructed child\'s cradle is displayed at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(11 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: A visitor to the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition points at a mosaic of a skeleton at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(12 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: A museum employee looks at a pair of marble statues of stags at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(13 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: A statue depicts the Roman god Pan making love to a goat at Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(14 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: A museum employee looks at three large frescos at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(15 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: Marble statues of stags are displayed at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(16 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: An employee looks at the body of a woman, killed in Pompeii, who has been preserved in resin at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(17 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: A whole family killed at Pompeii is displayed at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
BRITAIN-ITALY-HISTORY-ARCHAEOLOGY-POMPEII(18 of27)
Open Image ModalA picture shows the cast of a child killed by extreme heat and which lies in the \'pugilist\' pose caused by the tendons contracting at high temperature, part of a family from Pompeii, the Roman town that was partially destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, during the press preview for the \'Life and Death Pompeii and Herculaneum\' exhibition at the British Museum in central London on March 26, 2013. Pompeii and Herculaneum were both devestated when the eruption of Vesuvius buried the towns in ash and pumice leaving many victims in situ. Archaeologists used a casting technique to preserve the forms of victims, some of which were on display at the exhibition. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(19 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: The remains of a charcoal filled brazier are displayed at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
BRITAIN-ITALY-HISTORY-ARCHAEOLOGY-POMPEII(20 of27)
Open Image ModalAn employee poses next to the cast of a man nicknamed the \'muleteer\' by archaeologists who perished in Pompeii, the Roman town that was partially destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, during the press preview for the \'Life and Death Pompeii and Herculaneum\' exhibition at the British Museum in central London on March 26, 2013. Pompeii and Herculaneum were both devestated when the eruption of Vesuvius buried the towns in ash and pumice leaving many victims in situ. Archaeologists used a casting technique to preserve the forms of victims, some of which were on display at the exhibition. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(21 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: A bronze colander shows the name of the artisan at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
BRITAIN-ITALY-HISTORY-ARCHAEOLOGY-POMPEII(22 of27)
Open Image ModalA picture shows the cast of a family killed by extreme heat and which lie in the \'pugilist\' pose caused by the tendons contracting at high temperature, from Pompeii, the Roman town that was partially destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, during the press preview for the \'Life and Death Pompeii and Herculaneum\' exhibition at the British Museum in central London on March 26, 2013. Pompeii and Herculaneum were both devestated when the eruption of Vesuvius buried the towns in ash and pumice leaving many victims in situ. Archaeologists used a casting technique to preserve the forms of victims, some of which were on display at the exhibition. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
BRITAIN-ITALY-HISTORY-ARCHAEOLOGY-POMPEII(23 of27)
Open Image ModalAn employee poses next to frescoes that once covered the walls of a room overlooking a garden in Pompeii, the Roman town that was partially destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, during the press preview for the \'Life and Death Pompeii and Herculaneum\' exhibition at the British Museum in central London on March 26, 2013. Pompeii and Herculaneum were both devestated when the eruption of Vesuvius buried the towns in ash and pumice leaving many victims in situ. Preserved frescoes reveal details about 1st century Roman culture. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(24 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: A sign at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition warns visitors of the sexual nature of some of the exhibits at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(25 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: The body of a woman, killed in Pompeii, who has been preserved in resin is shown at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(26 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: The Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition opens at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Treasures From The British Museum's New Exhibition "Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum" Go On Display(27 of27)
Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: A detail of a large fresco at the Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum exhibition shows the head of a decapitated woman at The British Museum on March 26, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition runs from March 28 to September 29, 2013. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)