Science
Archaeologists find evidence of neurons in glassy brain of Vesuvius victim – Ars Technica
A unique vitrification process “froze” neuronal structures, preserving them intact.
Enlarge/ Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), forensic archaeologists have found evidence of human neurons in the remains of one of the victims of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79.
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Remember when we told you that the extreme heat produced during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD may have been sufficient to vaporize body fluids and explode skullspossibly even turning one victim’s brain into glass? We now have fresh evidence that this might, indeed, …
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