A plaster cast once believed to be a 23-year-old woman from Pompeii shows a victim of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD, frozen in time. Discovered in 1875, the cast reveals a person lying face down, likely killed by the intense heat and ash. Though early researchers identified the figure as female, modern analysis suggests it may have been a young male. The cast remains a haunting symbol of the tragedy that buried Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago. | History In Pictures