Scientists have recovered the preserved brain cells of a man who died during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. It is perhaps the best known volcanic … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340015/preserved-brain-cells-found-in-vesuvius-victim…
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Glassified brain cells found in victim of Vesuvius eruption
The brain cells survived under volcanic flows for nearly 2,000 years. Source: https://www.livescience.com/preserved-neurons-vesuvius-eruption.html
Pliny the Elder died in the Mount Vesuvius eruption of A.D. 79. Is this his skull?
These bones were found in the early 1900s near Pompeii, but it wasn’t until now that they were assessed with modern science. Source: https://www.livescience.com/pliny-the-elder-skull-mount-vesuvius.html
Volcanic eruption turned victims’ brains to glass
This dire fate awaited the residents of Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 79. It is perhaps the best known volcanic disaster in hist… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334034/volcanic-eruption-turned-victims-brains-to-glass…
Vesuvius victims baked slowly as they died
Hundreds of people in ancient Herculaneum died when Mount Vesuvius erupted. And their deaths weren’t instantaneous, new evidence reveals. Source: https://www.livescience.com/vesuvius-victims-herculaneum.html
Extreme heat of Vesuvius eruption turned a man’s brain to ‘glass’
A man who died in Herculaneum during the historic Vesuvius eruption was found with an exploded skull and glass-like brain tissue. Source: https://www.livescience.com/vitrified-brain-of-vesuvius-victim-found.html
Inscription Reveals Final Years of Life in Pompeii Before the City Was Buried in Ash
In the decades before the city of Pompeii was buried in ash by the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, everyday life was filled with parties and struggles. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-pompeii-inscription-life-before-tragedy.html
Amulets of Deities, Skulls and Phalluses Found in Ancient Pompeii
A stash of ancient amulets is seeing the light of day, now that archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed the treasures from under a pile of ash dating to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Source: https://www.livescience.com/amulets-discovered-in-pompeii.html