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Volcanic Eruption In 79 AD Turned Man's Brain Into Glass. How It Happened
It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum after Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD found dark fragments resembling obsidian inside his skull.
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AI Reads 2,000-Year-Old Scroll Buried By Mount Vesuvius Volcano
Three researchers on Monday won a $700,000 prize for using artificial intelligence to read a 2,000-year-old scroll that was scorched in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Selfie-Taking Tourist Loses Phone On Top Of Mount Vesuvius, Falls Into Crater While Retrieving It
When the man and his family reached the top of the 4,000-foot-high volcano, they decided to celebrate the occasion by clicking a selfie.
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Researchers Reconstruct House In Ancient Italy Town Using 3D Technology
By combining traditional archaeology with 3D technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have reconstructed a house in Pompeii to its original state before the volcano eruption of Mount Vesuvius many centuries ago.
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'Super volcano' that could kill millions lurks near Italy
Across the bay of Naples from Pompeii, where thousands were incinerated by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, lies a hidden "super volcano" that could kill millions in a catastrophe many times worse, scientists say.
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Six men climb into volcano in job loss protest
Six men climbed down into the crater of a volcano in Italy on Monday, in protest at the closure of the organisation they worked for which maintained trekking paths on Mount Vesuvius, near Naples.
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Volcanic Eruption In 79 AD Turned Man's Brain Into Glass. How It Happened
It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum after Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD found dark fragments resembling obsidian inside his skull.
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AI Reads 2,000-Year-Old Scroll Buried By Mount Vesuvius Volcano
Three researchers on Monday won a $700,000 prize for using artificial intelligence to read a 2,000-year-old scroll that was scorched in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Selfie-Taking Tourist Loses Phone On Top Of Mount Vesuvius, Falls Into Crater While Retrieving It
When the man and his family reached the top of the 4,000-foot-high volcano, they decided to celebrate the occasion by clicking a selfie.
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Researchers Reconstruct House In Ancient Italy Town Using 3D Technology
By combining traditional archaeology with 3D technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have reconstructed a house in Pompeii to its original state before the volcano eruption of Mount Vesuvius many centuries ago.
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'Super volcano' that could kill millions lurks near Italy
Across the bay of Naples from Pompeii, where thousands were incinerated by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, lies a hidden "super volcano" that could kill millions in a catastrophe many times worse, scientists say.
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Six men climb into volcano in job loss protest
Six men climbed down into the crater of a volcano in Italy on Monday, in protest at the closure of the organisation they worked for which maintained trekking paths on Mount Vesuvius, near Naples.
