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In this episode, we discuss the stories of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the ancient Roman cities buried by the CE 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Join us as we go over new research on the causes of death during the eruption; the geology that makes the area particularly unsafe; the last adventure of Pliny the Elder; and how a man's brain turned to glass after being exposed to the heat of a pyroclastic surge. We also take a look at how Pompeii has fared since being excavated, with a sidebar on Stray Dog Management.
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Sources for this episode include:
"Lethal Thermal Impact at Periphery of Pyroclastic Surges: Evidences at Pompeii" by G Mastrolorenzo, et al, PLoS One, 2010
"Pompeii Damaged by Volcaniclastic Debris Flows Triggered Centuries Prior to the 79 A.D. Vesuvius Eruption" by M. R. Senatore et al, Wiley Online Library, 2013
"Archaeological news: notes on recent excavations and discoveries", Harold N. Fowler, Editor, American Journal of Archaeology, Vol VI, 1902
"The Sites" pages, Pompeiisites.org
"Pompeii Reopens Its Museum With New Artifacts Decades After Closing Its Doors", J Poitevan, "Travel and Leisure", 2021
"The Destruction of Pompeii, 79 AD”, Eyewitness to History, 1999
"World Monuments Watch List - 100 Most Endangered Sites", World Monuments Fund, 1996
“Pompeiians Flash-Heated to Death – No Time For Suffocation”, by M Valsecci for National Geographic News, 2010
“Love Among Pompeii’s Ruins Extends to Dogs” by E Povoledo, New York Times, 2010
"Heat-Induced Brain Vitrification from the Vesuvius Eruption in c.e. 79" by P. Pucci et al, New England Journal of Medicine, 2020, https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc1909867
"Visiting Pompeii" by R Jones, Bradford University & Anglo-American Project in Pompeii, http://www.archaeology.co.uk/cwa-2/world-features/visiting-pompeii.htm
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