Scientists have made the shocking discovery that the man’s brain had indeed turned into glass.
The volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD that buried the Italian city of Pompeii, with its inhabitants suffering a deadly fate, is a piece of history etched into the minds of many. A seemingly ...
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Vesuvius Eruption Turned This Roman Man’s Brain Into Glass 2,000 Years Ago and Scientists Just Figured Out How
A deadly ash cloud preserved the man's brain as glass for thousands of years.
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Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a man's brain into glass. Here's how it happened
Under the lamp, I suddenly saw small glassy remains glittering in the volcanic ash that filled the skull," Petrone said.
Why it’s unlikely Mount Vesuvius really turned a brain to glass
A brain transmuted into glass by the famous volcano should have been impossible. Some scientists say it still is.
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How a volcanic eruption turned a human brain into glass
Fragments from the brain of a man killed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption in the year 79 are smooth and shiny but still contain ...
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Mount Vesuvius eruption turned part of man's brain into glass after super-hot ash cloud
A man, thought to be the custodian of a religious group, was believed to be in his bed asleep, when a super-hot ash cloud hit ...