The eruption ended in 24 hours: Around midday on August 24th in the year 79, Mount Vesuvius began to erupt. First, it blasted pumice stones high into the air. These stones fell like rain for about ...

An expert said there could be more scrolls out there as artificial intelligence and other new technology helps to decipher the ancient messages.

In 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash, freezing Roman life in time. This disaster ...

RESEARCHERS have deciphered the title and author of a charred scroll destroyed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption 2,000 years ago. The tightly bound scroll cannot be opened since its delicate, burnt pa… ...

The scroll — named PHerc. 172 — is one of hundreds from the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, which was buried under volcanic debris when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, according to the ...

Researchers who examined the remains of a man whose brain was purported to have turned into glass when he was killed nearly 2,000 years ago in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius say they have ...

Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a victim’s brain into glass. The 2,000-year-old remains are the only known examples of their kind. By Andrew Paul. Published Feb 27, 2025 11:00 AM EST ...

The scroll — named PHerc. 172 — is one of hundreds from the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, which was buried under volcanic debris when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, according to the ...

Item 1 of 2 A fragment of the organic glass that was found inside the skull of the deceased individual, who was killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, at the archaeological site of ...

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 ...