Vesuvius

since 2025 › Jan › 18 (Sat) @ 08:17 UTC

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65 days ago

Man's brain turned to glass by Vesuvius ash cloud 2,000 years ago

found 2025 › Feb › 27 (Thu) @ 18:24 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The pea-sized brain was found in the skull of a 20-year-old man killed in the volcanic eruption.

87 days ago

AI helps researchers read ancient scroll burned to a crisp in Vesuvius eruption

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 17:03 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Writing on PHerc. 172 papyrus, found at Roman mansion in Herculaneum, revealed after 3D X-rays and software competition

Researchers have peered inside an ancient scroll that was burned to a crisp in t…

88 days ago

Pompeii's dark omen: Ancient footprints show people had to escape an eruption of Mount Vesuvius 1,800 years BEFORE the one that buried the famous Roman city

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 15:42 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Mount Vesuvius' most famous eruption took place in AD 79. But more than 2,000 years before this, the volcano suffered an even larger outburst, triggering a masse exodus from the disaster zone.

3 months ago

Pompeii excavation unearths private spa for wooing wealthy guests

found 2025 › Jan › 17 (Fri) @ 20:54 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Thermal bath complex is latest discovery among ruins of Italian city destroyed by Vesuvius eruption in AD79

A large and sophisticated thermal bath complex that was believed to have been used by its ow…

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