Tag: Vesuvius
Geophysics: Magnitude 3 earthquake at Vesuvius
geophysics Magnitude 3 earthquake at Vesuvius View from Castel Sant’Elmo of the city and the volcano Vesuvius. photo © Alexandra Stahl/dpa-tmn/dpa The earth shook around the Italian volcano Vesuvius. The…
Ancient History: AI Deciphers Scroll Charred by Vesuvius – Knowledge
When Pompeii and Herculaneum sank under ash and lava, a library was also hit. Now, for the first time, artificial intelligence is making parts of the charred scrolls readable again.…
A Herculaneum papyrus charred during the Vesuvius eruption has been deciphered
A roll of papyrus from Herculaneum carbonized during the eruption of Vesuvius, and preserved at the Institut de France, is being scanned by X-rays. mage courtesy of the Digital Re…
Once in a lifetime: On the Vesuvius – journey
Vesuvius near Naples is a mighty volcano, 1281 meters high, at 12,000 years old a youngster among his peers, a teenager with a double peak and yet so mild and…
Video: Two thousand years old: Two more victims of Mount Vesuvius eruption discovered in Pompeii
The human remains are thought to belong to two men in their 50s, Italy’s culture ministry said in a statement Tuesday. The human remains are thought to belong to two…
The new exhibition – Bavaria
If you want to see volcanoes in Bavaria, which is otherwise quite tectonically calm, you could drive to the Rauhen Kulm or to the Parkstein in the northern Upper Palatinate.…
Pompeii: Well-preserved slave room discovered at the foot of Mount Vesuvius
At the foot of the Vesuvius volcano Insight into a previously hidden world: a well-preserved slave room discovered in Pompeii The excavation site in Pompeii is one of the most…