The 30,000 year old vulture that reveals a completely new type of fossilisation
In 1889 in the foothills of Mount Tuscolo, 25km south-east of Rome, farm workers discovered something extraordinary. While ...
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A Vesuvius Victim’s Brain Turned into Glass, and Scientists Think They Know How
The hard skull and spine of the man—whose remains archeologists found still in his bed in the town of Herculaneum—likely protected the brain from complete thermal breakdown, allowing fragments to form ...
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.
Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a victim’s brain into glass
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE presented its surrounding ancient Roman communities with a number of terrifying ways ...
How can we ethically display the dead in museums? What about resin casts of those who died violently in Pompeii?
We are used to seeing dead bodies in movies and TV shows, but how should we feel when presented with a dead person from the ...
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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30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in volcanic ash
"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ...
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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Why the Roman City of Pompeii in Italy Still Haunts and Fascinates Us
Pompeii's discovery rekindled a general interest in antiquity, a fascination that inspired arts, letters, and architecture. The pyroclastic flow blanketed Pompeii in some 20 feet of ash ...
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Man's brain turned to glass after volcanic eruption, scientists think they know why
A young man's brain turned into glass during Mount Vesuvius’ 79 AD eruption. Scientists now study how extreme heat preserved ...
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Life-sized murals discovered on walls of Pompeii home buried by volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago
Scientists believe the disaster unfolded after the top of Mount Vesuvius collapsed, sending a powerful pyroclastic flow through settlements such as Herculaneum, Oplontis, Pompeii and others.