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fled clutching his medical kit as Mount Vesuvius erupted<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37182006\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"In a dimly lit room, several plaster casts of human figures are displayed on the ground. The figures are arranged in various positions, some lying down, while others appear to be in mid-motion. The casts are covered in a layer of fine gravel, and the background is blurred, suggesting an indoor setting.\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37182006.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Pompeii-victim-identified-as-Roman-doctor-helping-others-during-Vesuvius-eruption.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37182006.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_Pompeii-victim-identified-as-Roman-doctor-helping-others-during-Vesuvius-eruption.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37182006.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Pompeii-victim-identified-as-Roman-doctor-helping-others-during-Vesuvius-eruption.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37182006.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Pompeii-victim-identified-as-Roman-doctor-helping-others-during-Vesuvius-eruption.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The discovery was made during restoration work\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The discovery was made during restoration work<cite aria-label=\"Image: The Archaeological Park of Pompeii\u00c2 \/Cover Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: The Archaeological Park of Pompeii\u00c2 \/Cover Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs __className_aa6365\">Need to know: Pompeii’s doomed doctor’s tragic last moments unearthed<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Archaeologists at Pompeii have made a chilling discovery that one of Mount Vesuvius’s victims was a doctor desperately clutching his medical kit as he tried to escape.<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Experts from the Pompeii Archaeological Park uncovered evidence during restoration work on Victim 46, a famous plaster cast found in the Garden of the Fugitives. The cast concealed “a small personal assemblage” that had been hidden within the plaster for centuries.<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Buried within the victim’s remains was a small rectangular medical case containing scalpel blades and a stone tablet for grinding medicinal powders. “The small rectangular case measured just 12.5cm by 5.2cm and was decorated with a thin bronze edge held together by tiny nails,” the report revealed.<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">The doomed doctor had also carried a cloth purse stuffed with silver and bronze coins, perhaps hoping money could buy him safety as panic spread through the city. “The richness of the identified elements strongly supports the archaeological hypothesis that the subject was linked to medical practice,” researchers concluded.<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">High-tech CT scans revealed the box contained “a refined gear-and-knob mechanism” designed to tightly seal its contents, with at least six hidden metal objects still trapped inside the cast.<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">This haunting discovery adds another tragic layer to Pompeii’s story, where victims remain “caught in the act of flight” with “faces impressed in plaster like photographs of an eternal instant.”<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">READ THE FULL STORY: <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/major-new-pompeii-discovery-unexpected-37180288\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Major new Pompeii discovery as unexpected item found on victim of Mount Vesuvius eruption<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section data-testid=\"social-follow\" class=\"SocialFollowBar_wrapper__h4k_D SocialFollowBar_left__oJoLE false undefined\">Follow dailystar:<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"RHRBlock_h-line__hVhY7\"\/>\n<aside class=\"RHRBlock_right-aside-wrapper__tM2wc\">\n<p><span aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"true\"><span class=\"react-loading-skeleton\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;--base-color:#88888810;--highlight-color:#8888880d\">\u200c<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"true\"><span class=\"react-loading-skeleton\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;--base-color:#88888810;--highlight-color:#8888880d\">\u200c<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><dialog class=\"CIPAConsentNotice_cipa-dialog__CZfBH\" data-testid=\"cipa-dialog\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"CIPAConsentNotice_cipa-logo__zLA_w\"><img alt=\"reach logo\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image?url=%2Fnav-web-static%2Fmain-45fede23175f9cbf3705cadd533e2aca81fd5dd6%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Flogo-reach.18f672b1.png&w=256&q=75 1x, \/_next\/image?url=%2Fnav-web-static%2Fmain-45fede23175f9cbf3705cadd533e2aca81fd5dd6%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Flogo-reach.18f672b1.png&w=384&q=75 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/_next\/image?url=%2Fnav-web-static%2Fmain-45fede23175f9cbf3705cadd533e2aca81fd5dd6%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Flogo-reach.18f672b1.png&w=384&q=75\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"CIPAConsentNotice_cipa-info__pwt6J\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reachplc.com\/about-us\/our-brands\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Reach and across our entities <\/a> we and our partners use information collected through cookies and other identifiers from your device to improve experience on our site, analyse how it is used and to show personalised advertising. 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