An erupting volcano turned a young man's brain into glass, researchers say
Archaeologists and volcanologists have proven that the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius turned a young man's brain into glass.
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Ancient Roman guard’s brain turned to glass after Vesuvius eruption
In a nutshell Scientists discovered a human brain from 79 CE Vesuvius eruption transformed into glass—the only known case of natural organic glass preservation in history. The brain vitrified at ...
Why it’s unlikely Mount Vesuvius really turned a brain to glass
A brain transmuted into glass by the famous volcano should have been impossible. Some scientists say it still is.
Archaeologists stumble on rare remains of Roman soldier 'turned to glass' by Vesuvius
The extreme and rapid nature of Mount Vesuvius' pyroclastic flows vitrified the brain tissue of the unfortunate Roman soldier ...
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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, included glassy fragments that had mystified archaeologists ...
Vesuvius eruption turned sleeping man’s brain to glass
Shard found inside a skull at Herculaneum was created as a result of a superheated cloud coming from the volcano, scientists prove ...
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Historic Herculaneum - Uncovering Vesuvius, Pompeii and ancient Naples: Italy
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Very rare paintings depicting the god of wine unearthed in Pompeii 2,000 years after city was buried by ash and lava
An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ...
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An erupting volcano turned a young man's brain into glass, researchers say
"This is totally counterintuitive," said Guido Giordano, a volcanologist at the Roma Tre University, a public research university in Rome ... Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted, utterly destroying ...