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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 · 17h

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, Frescoes and Mysterious Ritual

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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, meaning it was nearly 100 years old when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, burying Pompeii in pumice and killing more than 2,000 inhabitants.

TheCollector on MSN · 1d

Newly Discovered Frescoes Reveal Ancient Ritual in Pompeii

A century before the ancient city’s destruction, artists adorned the walls of a Pompeii banquet hall with a procession of Dionysian revelers. Brightly colored and nearly life-sized, the newly identified fresco figures dance,

ArtNews on MSN · 1d

Frescoes Depicting a Mysterious Ritual Linked to the Cult of Dionysus Discovered at Pompeii

The narrative draws from the ancient Greek play The Bacchae, written by Euripides in 405 BCE, wherein Dionysus descends on Thebes seeking retribution for slander against him. The

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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.

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