Preserved brain cells found in a victim of Mount Vesuvius eruption


Oct 4, 2020

Scientists have discovered preserved brain cells from the victim of a young man who died during the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Researchers say the brain cells’ structure is still visible in a black, glassy material found inside his skull. Scientists have been working to determine if the glassy material was part of the man’s brain, and the discovery of the cellular structure shows the material is indeed part of his brain.

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