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'People made it out of the cities alive': Tracing the survivors of Pompeii and Herculaneum, 2,000 years after Vesuvius erupted
Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the ...
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'It's really an extraordinary story,' historian Steven Tuck says of the Romans he tracked who survived the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius
"I have found two or three rich guys, but I found a couple hundred middle class and even some desperately poor people who ...
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How Mount Vesuvius Buried Pompeii and Everyone Inside
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it unleashed a torrent of destruction that obliterated Pompeii and neighboring towns.
Volcanoes are nature's most dramatic rocks, and while their eruptions can be awe-inspiring, they also pose serious threats to ...
The seat is across from the entrance to the Villa of the Mysteries, a large property full of beautiful frescoes located just outside the ancient city's walls ...
Scientists sampled tiny bone fragments sealed inside several Pompeii casts and tested DNA and isotopes to ask, and answer, ...
To explore the site, the researchers drafted a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the fields of botany, architecture, ...
Excavations of the still-buried portion of the palatial building may begin as early as next year and could unearth new ...
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