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Mount Vesuvius eruption turned man's brain

Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a 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 79 AD found dark fragments resembling obsidian inside his skull.

Metro on MSN · 22h

Mount Vesuvius turned a man's brain into glass when it erupted 2,000 years ago

Mount Vesuvius was so hot it turned a man’s brain into glass when it erupted, fascinating new research shows. A piece of dark glass was found in the man’s skull, who died in the Roman city Herculaneum almost 2,

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.

Pompeii, Fresco and Ancient

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Rare Frescos Were Found In Pompeii, Painted On The Walls Of An Ancient Banquet Hall

A series of frescoes spanning three walls of an ancient banquet hall was recently discovered in Pompeii. The enormous, extremely […]

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 1d

See the Stunning Frescoes of a Mysterious Dionysian Cult Discovered in Ancient Pompeii

Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into secret rituals conducted in the Roman city

Rare frescoes unearthed in Pompeii shed light on ancient rituals

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices in the ancient city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said on Wednesday.

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Newly discovered Pompeii frieze shows wild Bacchanalian rituals

Uncovered in what was once a spacious banqueting hall that opened onto a garden, the frieze dates back to the 1st century BC, ...

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Man’s Brain Turned To Glass During the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Scientists have confirmed a rare discovery in Herculaneum—a man's brain turned to glass during the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D.

New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Frescoes Depicting a Mysterious Ritual

A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans three walls of a massive banquet ...

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