Life-sized murals discovered on walls of Pompeii home buried by volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago
In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced ...
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Very rare paintings depicting the god of wine unearthed in Pompeii 2,000 years after city was buried by ash and lava
An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash and lava in A.D. 79 ...
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New discoveries revealed in Pompeii
NBC News’ Molly Hunter got a look at the new discoveries being unearthed in Pompeii, the former Roman city that was buried and preserved in volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 ...
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Pompeii volcanic eruption was so hot it turned brain to glass
open image in gallery Sample of organic glass found inside the skull of the Pompeii individual (Pier Paolo ... was heated solely by the fiery wind and ash that buried the city.
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‘Exceptional’ Pompeii frescos of Greek booze god & mystery rituals from Jesus’s time unearthed from ancient volcanic ash
"EXCEPTIONAL" frescos of the Greek god of wine that reveal mystery cult rituals have been unearthed from ancient volcanic ash in Pompeii. Covering three sides of a magnificent banquet hall ...
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An erupting volcano turned a young man's brain into glass, researchers say
On the first day of the eruption, Pompeii was covered in ash and falling debris, but nearby Herculaneum got only a light dusting of ash. "The first few hours of the eruption of Vesuvius were scary ...
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Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius
while Pompeii, which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was preserved by the volcano's ash. It was not rediscovered until 1748.