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Pompeii Clothing Suggests We’re Wrong About When Vesuvius Erupted
We’ve known for certain, for quite some time, that the day Mount Vesuvius famously erupted, blanketing the Roman city of Pompeii in ash, killing everyone in this blast zone, entombing them for eternity, happened on August 24, 79 CE. And yet, new research suggests that the people who died that day were dressed for colder conditions than you’d usually experience in southern Italy at the tail end of summer. So, what gives? Why were these people who…
Pompeii Clothing Suggests We're Wrong About When Vesuvius Erupted
We’ve known for certain, for quite some time, that the day Mount Vesuvius famously erupted, blanketing the Roman city of Pompeii in ash, killing everyone in this blast zone, entombing them for eternity, happened on August 24, 79 CE. And yet, new research suggests that the people who died that day were dressed for colder conditions than you’d usually experience in southern Italy at the tail end of summer. So, what gives? Why were these people who…
A recent scientific analysis revealed that the human remains found in the old city presented unusual clothing for the summer, the date on which the event was dated.What are the hypotheses that would explain it?The recent analysis of Pompeii victims' marks by Spanish scientists is challenging the traditional belief about the date and environmental conditions of the Vesuvius eruption.According to the results presented at an international congress,…
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