Archaeologists employed AI for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. This method offers new insights into understanding one of history's most well-known natural disasters.

Archaeologists have used AI for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, offering a new way to understand one of history's most famous natural disasters. <img alt="This image released by the Italian Culture Ministry on Monday, April 27, 2026, shows a victim of the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in the Pompeii archaeological area near Naples in southern Italy." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/108...