This Is What Our Ancient Ancestors Really Looked Like

The Pompeii Victim – A Man Who Died Running

Archaeologists used AI to reconstruct the face of a man who died in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. He was found holding a terracotta mortar over his head – an improvised shield against falling volcanic debris. He was running toward the coast with another person, trying to escape the ash and pumice. His face is frozen in a moment of desperate survival.