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.
A HUNK of dark-coloured glass found inside the skull of an individual who died during the Mount Vesuvius eruption may ...
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See the Stunning Frescoes of a Mysterious Dionysian Cult Discovered in Ancient PompeiiCreated more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into ...
EXCEPTIONAL” frescos of the Greek god of wine that reveal mystery cult rituals have been unearthed from ancient volcanic ash ...
Ever since archaeologists first discovered the ruins of Pompeii – the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount ...
In the shadow of Mt Vesuvius, Pompeii's buried wonders are still emerging. A newly found fresco offers a tantalising glimpse ...
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Rare fresco discovered in Pompeii shows type of woman who 'breaks free from male order to dance freely, go hunting and eat raw meat in the mountains'Archaeologists at Pompeii have discovered an enormous, extremely rare wall painting depicting an ancient mystery cult, at the ...
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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