Preserved in Glass: How Mount Vesuvius Locked This Roman’s Brain in Time
Researchers found organic glass in the skull of a volcano victim, indicating the extreme and unique environment triggered by Vesuvius's eruption in 79 CE.
Life-sized murals discovered on walls of Pompeii home buried by volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago
In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced ...
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Did Mount Vesuvius’ ash cloud really transform a brain into glass?
Now, four of the same scientists from the team ... fragment of vitrified human brain found inside the skull of one of Mount Vesuvius's victims. Photograph Courtesy Pier Paolo Petrone An image ...
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Human brain turned to glass by ash cloud from Vesuvius
Even though Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago ... who died from the seismic activity accompanying the disaster. Now a team of international researchers has unearthed a finding not ...
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Mount Vesuvius eruption turned man’s brain into glass. Here’s how it happened
It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum after Italy’s Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79 found dark fragments ...
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Vesuvius Erupted, but When Exactly?
World History Archive/Alamy Supported by By Franz Lidz When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79 ... observed at 1 p.m. was typical of what is now known as a Plinian eruption, in tribute to his ...
A young man’s brain turned to glass during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Scientists say they have figured out how
Scientists say they have worked out the sequence of events that likely killed the victim and led to the formation of the unique and puzzling glass ...
Photos show 2 key strategies that saved the Getty Villa from fires — and what homeowners can learn from them
The Getty Villa survived the worst fire in Los Angeles history because of key construction and landscaping choices. Homeowners can use these tactics.
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Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a man's brain into glass
It is the only case on record of such a phenomenon, and researchers now have answers for why and ... cities destroyed in the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius "The glass formed as a result of ...