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Was Pompeii Really Destroyed in August? If So, Why Were the Victims Wearing Thick Wool? » Explorersweb
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the people of Pompeii died in one of history’s most infamous natural disasters. For over 250 years, archaeologists have been studying their remains for clues about how they lived and what happened during the eruption. Now, new research has added another strange detail about that final day. Several victims were wearing thick woolen clothing. Researchers from the University of Valencia have re-examined 14 of P…
Under the frozen ashes of Pompeii, a detail today attracts all the attention. Some victims have been found dressed in heavy wool clothes, as if the Mediterranean summer had suddenly transformed into a cold autumn. To the general surprise, this textile anomaly questions archaeologists about the real circumstances of the disaster that buried the city. Do we have to see there the trace of an unexpected climate, or that of a reflex of survival in th…
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