Scientists reveal process of ancient volcanic eruption that turned a victim's brain to glass
To make glass from soft tissue the sequence of events must be exactly right. This is how experts think it went down ...
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Vesuvius Turned a Roman Man’s Brain Into Glass. Now, Scientists Reveal How the Extremely Rare Preservation Happened
The remains of a young man, found in his bed in the destroyed town of Herculaneum, included glassy fragments that had mystified archaeologists ...
Scientists Discover Mysterious Ancient Human Brain Turned to Glass by Mount Vesuvius
A rare organic glass was found inside a skull from Herculaneum’s 79 CE Vesuvius eruption. Researchers determined that a super ...
Vesuvius Turned One Victim’s Brain to Glass
Heat from the eruption in A.D. 79 was so intense that it vitrified the brain tissue of one unfortunate Herculaneum resident, ...
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 ...
Vesuvian ash cloud suspected of turning brain to glass
A unique dark-colored organic glass, found inside the skull of an individual who died in Herculaneum during the 79 CE Mount ...
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 ...
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Vitrified Remains: The Glass Brain of Herculaneum
The vitrification of a man's brain in ancient Herculaneum offers unique insights into the volcanic eruption of 79 AD.
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Scientists Intrigued by Man Whose Brain Turned Into Glass
Mind Shattering The cataclysmic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD has fascinated researchers and historians for centuries.
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Ancient Roman guard’s brain turned to glass after Vesuvius eruption
When volcanic disaster struck the Roman city of Herculaneum in 79 CE, a young man, believed to have been a guardian of a ...
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Submerged Roman Era Villa Re-emerges from Lake Fusaro, Italy
An ancient Roman villa has resurfaced from Italy’s Lake Fusaro due to shifting land, revealing walls and rooms submerged for ...
‘Brain vitrification’: new research shows how the Vesuvius eruption turned a man’s brain to glass
A rare sequence of heating and cooling triggered the chain of chemical reactions that turn organic material into glass.