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Vesuvius Turned a Roman Man’s Brain Into Glass. Now, Scientists Reveal How the Extremely Rare Preservation Happened
The remains of a young man, found in his bed in the destroyed town of Herculaneum, included glassy fragments that had mystified archaeologists ...
A Pigment That Defined the Renaissance Was Just Discovered in the Ruins of Nero’s ‘Golden House’
The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor Nero. Archaeologists recently uncovered a ...
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Submerged Roman-era villa emerges from Lake Fusaro, stuns archaeologists
In the age of the Roman Empire, the Roman elite built mansions, or villas, around Lake Fusaro because of its hot springs and favorable weather. And it appears due to the same phenomenon that they sunk ...
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The Buried Roman Secrets At One Of Britain's Largest Ancient Sites | Vindolanda Unearthed
Watch the full 'Vindolanda Unearthed' documentary on History Hit TV here: <a href=" Situated roughly one mile south of ...
Hackman and wife 'deceased for quite a while,' sheriff's department says
Two WHO aid workers prepare to vaccinate other health workers from the DRC, suspected of being infected with the ebola ...