Archaeologists turn to AI to reconstruct Pompeii victim’s attempted escape

NewsWorldEuropeArchaeologists turn to AI to reconstruct Pompeii victim’s attempted escapeThe image is based on recently discovered adult male remains outside the city's southern gatesAlvise Armellini Monday 27 April 2026 15:21 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965702","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ai-pompeii-victim-image-archaeologists-b2965702.html","title":"Archaeologists use AI to reconstruct Pompeii victim’s attempted escape"}}CloseScottish man in trouble after taking stones from PompeiiOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Archaeologists at Italy's Pompeii have for the first time used artificial intelligence to reconstruct...