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Archaeologists find victim of Vesuvius eruption on Herculaneum beach
Heritage Daily ^ | Archaeological Park of Herculaneum

Posted on 12/05/2021 7:00:24 PM PST by SunkenCiv

Archaeologists excavating the Roman coastal retreat of Herculaneum have unearthed the remains of a victim from the Vesuvius eruption in AD 79... During the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the town was buried under thick layers of ash and pumice, followed by pyroclastic material that carbonised organic remains...

Previous excavations in the 1980’s of the towns shoreline discovered skeletons on the beach and in the first six so-called boat sheds. Archaeologists at the time suggested that these victims were waiting for rescue, when they were killed instantly from the heat generated by a pyroclastic flow att temperatures of around 500 °C.

For the first time since the 1980’s excavations, archaeologists have started to explore the periphery of the town, focusing again on the beachfront where they discovered the remains of a man aged between 40-45 years of age.

Studies suggest that the victim’s body was either already on the shoreline, or was dragged by the force of the eruption and deposited with material from the town that was transported by the pyroclastic flow.

The body shows indications of numerous fractures, whilst the high temperatures caused the immediate evaporation of the tissues and internal organs, leaving only the skeleton imprisoned in a mass of ash, gas and entrained debris. Alongside the skeleton was a cloth shoulder bag, where an analysis has identified various materials: a wooden box containing objects in metal, pieces of cloth and probable traces of gold finish.

(Excerpt) Read more at heritagedaily.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; godsgravesglyphs; herculaneum; pompeii; vesuvius
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1 posted on 12/05/2021 7:00:24 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

Guy on the beach was handing a Grey Poupon to someone.

CDC has declared his death a Covid one. Not vaxed.


2 posted on 12/05/2021 7:03:02 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: SunkenCiv

Archaeologists at the time suggested that these victims were waiting for rescue, when they were killed instantly from the heat generated by a pyroclastic flow att temperatures of around 500 °C.

“Need more sunblock!”


3 posted on 12/05/2021 7:03:24 PM PST by Flick Lives (The future is a quiet world)
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To: SunkenCiv

Enough to obliterate a body and it’s organs but not a cloth bag and wooden box?


4 posted on 12/05/2021 7:03:35 PM PST by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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The rest of the Pompeii keyword, sorted newest to oldest:

5 posted on 12/05/2021 7:09:58 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...

6 posted on 12/05/2021 7:10:24 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Mean Daddy

Those materials have much less water in them to start with, and often wind up carbonized. In Herculaneum there are carbonized wooden doors that still swing on their hinges.


7 posted on 12/05/2021 7:11:47 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Mean Daddy

It’s a conspiracy


8 posted on 12/05/2021 7:12:58 PM PST by LibertyWoman (Guard with jealous attention the public Liberty. Patrick Henry)
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To: frank ballenger

Biden set to arrive for hair sniffing ceremony..blackened hair..


9 posted on 12/05/2021 7:13:13 PM PST by aces (and )
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To: SunkenCiv

mark


10 posted on 12/05/2021 7:13:29 PM PST by LibertyWoman (Guard with jealous attention the public Liberty. Patrick Henry)
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To: SunkenCiv; Allegra; Conservative4Life; CSM; dayglored; dixiechick2000; Dutchgirl; Eaker; ezoeni; ...
There's always a Mangled Genitals angle.
11 posted on 12/05/2021 7:14:06 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: aces
Biden set to arrive for hair sniffing ceremony..blackened hair..

Creepy thought of the day about a very creepy old coot.

12 posted on 12/05/2021 7:16:41 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: SunkenCiv

I read recently they think they found Pliny the Elders body. Is this the body they think that of?


13 posted on 12/05/2021 7:17:45 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: SunkenCiv

A body found on the beach during earlier excavations was determined to be a soldier and the inference was that he was organizing the evacuation.


14 posted on 12/05/2021 7:24:20 PM PST by centurion316
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To: Beowulf9

Nope, but that looks like a story that should be in the GGG, if it isn’t already. That find was of a skull found 100 years ago, and I’ll get right on it. The story, not the skull. :^)

https://www.google.com/search?q=Pliny+the+Elders+body


15 posted on 12/05/2021 7:24:24 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: martin_fierro

Looks like Batman...

OTOH...

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16 posted on 12/05/2021 7:25:48 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Mean Daddy

The wood and the cloth was likely carbonized. Any number of items have survived in that manner, especially in Herculaneum. Roof beams, bed frames and other items of furniture have survived. Something to do with extreme heat, but a lack of oxygen.

CC


17 posted on 12/05/2021 7:31:37 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: Beowulf9
Pliny the Elder was 55 or 56 when he died so older than they think this person was at the time of his death.

Caesar was 55 when he was assassinated. Lincoln was 56 when he was assassinated.

What do Caesar, Pliny the Elder and Lincoln have in common besides dying at about the same age?

None of them was vaccinated against Covid-19!

18 posted on 12/05/2021 7:37:49 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: SunkenCiv

This isn’t Pompeii. The skeletons were preserved in Herculaneum and that’s part of the reason I think Herculaneum is a better visit than Pompeii.


19 posted on 12/05/2021 8:22:10 PM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Mean Daddy

Now don’t go getting the “journalist” all confused with conundrums and facts.


20 posted on 12/05/2021 9:28:12 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“…in any great disaster, there's a Harvard man in the middle of it.” ~ Thomas Sowell)
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