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    Eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned its victims’ brains to GLASS: Scientists discover unique shards inside the skull of a person caught in the blast in Herculaneum

    February 27, 20253 Mins Read
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    What happened?  

    Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow.  

    Mount Vesuvius, on the west coast of Italy, is the only active volcano in continental Europe and is thought to be one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world.  

    Every single resident died instantly when the southern Italian town was hit by a 500°C pyroclastic hot surge.

    Pyroclastic flows are a dense collection of hot gas and volcanic materials that flow down the side of an erupting volcano at high speed.

    They are more dangerous than lava because they travel faster, at speeds of around 450mph (700 km/h), and at temperatures of 1,000°C.

    An administrator and poet called Pliny the younger watched the disaster unfold from a distance. 

    Letters describing what he saw were found in the 16th century.  

    His writing suggests that the eruption caught the residents of Pompeii unaware.

    Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow

    Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow

    He said that a column of smoke ‘like an umbrella pine’ rose from the volcano and made the towns around it as black as night.

    People ran for their lives with torches, screaming and some wept as rain of ash and pumice fell for several hours.  

    While the eruption lasted for around 24 hours, the first pyroclastic surges began at midnight, causing the volcano’s column to collapse.

    An avalanche of hot ash, rock and poisonous gas rushed down the side of the volcano at 124mph (199kph), burying victims and remnants of everyday life.  

    Hundreds of refugees sheltering in the vaulted arcades at the seaside in Herculaneum, clutching their jewelry and money, were killed instantly.

    The Orto dei fuggiaschi (The garden of the Fugitives) shows the 13 bodies of victims who were buried by the ashes as they attempted to flee Pompeii during the 79 AD eruption of the Vesuvius volcano

    The Orto dei fuggiaschi (The garden of the Fugitives) shows the 13 bodies of victims who were buried by the ashes as they attempted to flee Pompeii during the 79 AD eruption of the Vesuvius volcano

    As people fled Pompeii or hid in their homes, their bodies were covered by blankets of the surge.

    While Pliny did not estimate how many people died, the event was said to be ‘exceptional’ and the number of deaths is thought to exceed 10,000.

    What have they found?

    This event ended the life of the cities but at the same time preserved them until rediscovery by archaeologists nearly 1700 years later.

    The excavation of Pompeii, the industrial hub of the region and Herculaneum, a small beach resort, has given unparalleled insight into Roman life.

    Archaeologists are continually uncovering more from the ash-covered city.

    In May archaeologists uncovered an alleyway of grand houses, with balconies left mostly intact and still in their original hues.

    A plaster cast of a dog, from the House of Orpheus, Pompeii, AD 79. Around 30,000 people are believed to have died in the chaos, with bodies still being discovered to this day

    A plaster cast of a dog, from the House of Orpheus, Pompeii, AD 79. Around 30,000 people are believed to have died in the chaos, with bodies still being discovered to this day

    Some of the balconies even had amphorae – the conical-shaped terra cotta vases that were used to hold wine and oil in ancient Roman times.

    The discovery has been hailed as a ‘complete novelty’ – and the Italian Culture Ministry hopes they can be restored and opened to the public.

    Upper stores have seldom been found among the ruins of the ancient town, which was destroyed by an eruption of Vesuvius volcano and buried under up to six meters of ash and volcanic rubble.

    Around 30,000 people are believed to have died in the chaos, with bodies still being discovered to this day. 



    This article was originally published by a www.dailymail.co.uk . Read the Original article here. .

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