“Glassy Skull Mystery Solved: Ancient Brain Vitrification Uncovered”
A 2,000-year-old skull found in the ruins of Pompeii has provided a groundbreaking discovery that sheds light on the mysterious glass-like material discovered inside it. The study, published in Scientific Reports, suggests that the pyroclastic flows that engulfed the city in 79 CE were hot enough to liquefy and then vitrify the brain tissue. Scientists … Read more