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.
Daily Mail21d
The Hidden Scrolls Of Herculaneum
Lesser-known Herculaneum, which was devastated by the ... the only surviving library of the ancient world. Its thousands of scrolls were carbonised into hardened lumps by the heat of the volcanic ...
New Scientist27d
A man's brain was turned into glass by the eruption of Vesuvius
A cloud of super-heated volcanic ash and gas exploded the brain of one Herculaneum resident and the fragments inside his skull became an extremely rare organic glass ...
Salon22d
An ancient volcano victim's brain turned to glass. Scientists now think they know how
The last mortal remains of his fellow residents of Herculaneum were found mostly ... the details of their life 2,000 years ago: papyrus scrolls, bread, olives, bronze pitchers, furniture, fresh ...
CBS News27d
Very rare paintings depicting the god of wine unearthed in Pompeii 2,000 years after city was buried by ash and lava
Earlier this month, scientists digitally "unrolled" and began to read one of the Herculaneum scrolls, which were scorched by the eruption. Last month, archeologists at the site unearthed a private ...
Smithsonian Magazine24d
Vesuvius Turned a Roman Man’s Brain Into Glass. Now, Scientists Reveal How the Extremely Rare Preservation Happened
The remains of a young man, found in his bed in the destroyed town of Herculaneum ... bodies to frescoes in private villas and library scrolls. Archaeologists even discovered the remains of ...
USA Today27d
An erupting volcano turned a young man's brain into glass, researchers say
In 79 AD, Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted, utterly destroying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum over two days. On the first day of the eruption, Pompeii was covered in ash and falling debris ...
Ars Technica26d
Research roundup: 7 cool science stories from February
February's list includes dancing sea turtles, the secret to a perfectly boiled egg, the latest breakthrough in deciphering the Herculaneum scrolls, the discovery of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb ...
The New York Times25d
Vesuvius Turned One Victim’s Brain to Glass
Heat from the eruption in A.D. 79 was so intense that it vitrified the brain tissue of one unfortunate Herculaneum resident, a new study confirms. By Franz Lidz Five years ago Italian researchers ...
Popular Science28d
Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a victim’s brain into glass
And while attention is often focused on the destruction of Pompeii and its thousands of victims, the fate of nearby Herculaneum wasn’t much better. According to recent analysis of unique samples ...
Reuters28d
Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a man's brain into glass. Here's how it happened
Volcanic eruption buried ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum Victims were preserved in sudden death in the two cities Man was exposed to heat of 510 degrees Celsius (950°F) Feb 27 (Reuters ...