Re: [MBZ] So beyond OT: EOT

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Meh.  Blondy wrote a song about that guy, heart of glass.  Guess she never
got to his brains.
-
Max
Charleston SC


On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 3:05 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Extremely off topic but nonetheless fascinating.  Also macabre and
> potentially upsetting for those with a delicate constitution.
>
> ITALYMount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim's brain to glassPublished:
> Thursday, January 23, 2020
>
> The eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned an incinerated victim's brain
> material into glass, the first time scientists have verified the phenomenon
> from a volcanic blast, officials at the Herculaneum archaeology site said
> today.
>
> Archaeologists rarely recover human brain tissue, and when they do it is
> normally smooth and soapy in consistency, according to an article detailing
> the discovery in *The New England Journal of Medicine*. The eruption of
> Vesuvius in the year 79 instantly killed the inhabitants of Pompeii and
> neighboring Herculaneum, burying an area 12 miles from the volcano in ash
> in just a few hours.
>
> The remains of a man lying on a wooden bed were discovered at Herculaneum,
> closer to Vesuvius than Pompeii, in the 1960s. He is believed to have been
> the custodian of a place of worship, the Collegium Augustalium.
>
> A team led by Pier Paolo Petrone, a forensic anthropologist at the
> University of Naples Federico II, determined that the victim's brain matter
> had been vitrified, a process by which tissue is burned at a high heat and
> turned into glass, according to the study. The fragments presented as
> shards of shiny black material spotted within remnants of the victim's
> skull.
>
> A study of the charred wood nearby indicates a maximum temperature of 968
> degrees Fahrenheit.
>
> "This suggests that extreme radiant heat was able to ignite body fat and
> vaporize soft tissue," the study said.
>
> The resulting solidified spongy mass found in the victim's chest bones is
> also unique among other archaeological sites and can be compared with
> victims of more recent historic events like the firebombing of Dresden and
> Hamburg in World War II, the article said.
>
> The flash of extreme heat was followed by a rapid drop in temperatures,
> which vitrified the brain material, the authors said.
>
> "This is the first time ever that vitrified human brain remains have been
> discovered resulting from heat produced by an eruption," Herculaneum
> officials said. *— Associated Press*
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Re: [MBZ] So beyond OT: EOT

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

This is something sort of similar I was reading about the other day…

https://www.archaeology.org/news/8343-200109-iron-age-brain 


-D


> On Jan 23, 2020, at 7:03 PM, OK Don via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Fact is stranger than fiction - I figured the brain would just boil away,
> then turn to carbon.
> 
> On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 2:05 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> Extremely off topic but nonetheless fascinating.  Also macabre and
>> potentially upsetting for those with a delicate constitution.
>> 
>> ITALYMount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim's brain to glassPublished:
>> Thursday, January 23, 2020
>> 
>> The eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned an incinerated victim's brain
>> material into glass, the first time scientists have verified the phenomenon
>> from a volcanic blast, officials at the Herculaneum archaeology site said
>> today.
>> 
>> Archaeologists rarely recover human brain tissue, and when they do it is
>> normally smooth and soapy in consistency, according to an article detailing
>> the discovery in *The New England Journal of Medicine*. The eruption of
>> Vesuvius in the year 79 instantly killed the inhabitants of Pompeii and
>> neighboring Herculaneum, burying an area 12 miles from the volcano in ash
>> in just a few hours.
>> 
>> The remains of a man lying on a wooden bed were discovered at Herculaneum,
>> closer to Vesuvius than Pompeii, in the 1960s. He is believed to have been
>> the custodian of a place of worship, the Collegium Augustalium.
>> 
>> A team led by Pier Paolo Petrone, a forensic anthropologist at the
>> University of Naples Federico II, determined that the victim's brain matter
>> had been vitrified, a process by which tissue is burned at a high heat and
>> turned into glass, according to the study. The fragments presented as
>> shards of shiny black material spotted within remnants of the victim's
>> skull.
>> 
>> A study of the charred wood nearby indicates a maximum temperature of 968
>> degrees Fahrenheit.
>> 
>> "This suggests that extreme radiant heat was able to ignite body fat and
>> vaporize soft tissue," the study said.
>> 
>> The resulting solidified spongy mass found in the victim's chest bones is
>> also unique among other archaeological sites and can be compared with
>> victims of more recent historic events like the firebombing of Dresden and
>> Hamburg in World War II, the article said.
>> 
>> The flash of extreme heat was followed by a rapid drop in temperatures,
>> which vitrified the brain material, the authors said.
>> 
>> "This is the first time ever that vitrified human brain remains have been
>> discovered resulting from heat produced by an eruption," Herculaneum
>> officials said. *— Associated Press*
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> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> 
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> learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
> for themselves."
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Re: [MBZ] So beyond OT: EOT

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Fact is stranger than fiction - I figured the brain would just boil away,
then turn to carbon.

On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 2:05 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Extremely off topic but nonetheless fascinating.  Also macabre and
> potentially upsetting for those with a delicate constitution.
>
> ITALYMount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim's brain to glassPublished:
> Thursday, January 23, 2020
>
> The eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned an incinerated victim's brain
> material into glass, the first time scientists have verified the phenomenon
> from a volcanic blast, officials at the Herculaneum archaeology site said
> today.
>
> Archaeologists rarely recover human brain tissue, and when they do it is
> normally smooth and soapy in consistency, according to an article detailing
> the discovery in *The New England Journal of Medicine*. The eruption of
> Vesuvius in the year 79 instantly killed the inhabitants of Pompeii and
> neighboring Herculaneum, burying an area 12 miles from the volcano in ash
> in just a few hours.
>
> The remains of a man lying on a wooden bed were discovered at Herculaneum,
> closer to Vesuvius than Pompeii, in the 1960s. He is believed to have been
> the custodian of a place of worship, the Collegium Augustalium.
>
> A team led by Pier Paolo Petrone, a forensic anthropologist at the
> University of Naples Federico II, determined that the victim's brain matter
> had been vitrified, a process by which tissue is burned at a high heat and
> turned into glass, according to the study. The fragments presented as
> shards of shiny black material spotted within remnants of the victim's
> skull.
>
> A study of the charred wood nearby indicates a maximum temperature of 968
> degrees Fahrenheit.
>
> "This suggests that extreme radiant heat was able to ignite body fat and
> vaporize soft tissue," the study said.
>
> The resulting solidified spongy mass found in the victim's chest bones is
> also unique among other archaeological sites and can be compared with
> victims of more recent historic events like the firebombing of Dresden and
> Hamburg in World War II, the article said.
>
> The flash of extreme heat was followed by a rapid drop in temperatures,
> which vitrified the brain material, the authors said.
>
> "This is the first time ever that vitrified human brain remains have been
> discovered resulting from heat produced by an eruption," Herculaneum
> officials said. *— Associated Press*
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pause and reflect." Mark Twain

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learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
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Re: [MBZ] So beyond OT: EOT

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

Interesting.

Herculaneum is quite interesting.   Better than Pompeii to see.


Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
January 23, 2020 at 2:04 PM
Extremely off topic but nonetheless fascinating. Also macabre and
potentially upsetting for those with a delicate constitution.

ITALYMount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim's brain to glassPublished:
Thursday, January 23, 2020

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned an incinerated victim's brain
material into glass, the first time scientists have verified the 
phenomenon

from a volcanic blast, officials at the Herculaneum archaeology site said
today.

Archaeologists rarely recover human brain tissue, and when they do it is
normally smooth and soapy in consistency, according to an article 
detailing

the discovery in *The New England Journal of Medicine*. The eruption of
Vesuvius in the year 79 instantly killed the inhabitants of Pompeii and
neighboring Herculaneum, burying an area 12 miles from the volcano in ash
in just a few hours.
...


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[MBZ] So beyond OT: EOT

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Extremely off topic but nonetheless fascinating.  Also macabre and
potentially upsetting for those with a delicate constitution.

ITALYMount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim's brain to glassPublished:
Thursday, January 23, 2020

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned an incinerated victim's brain
material into glass, the first time scientists have verified the phenomenon
from a volcanic blast, officials at the Herculaneum archaeology site said
today.

Archaeologists rarely recover human brain tissue, and when they do it is
normally smooth and soapy in consistency, according to an article detailing
the discovery in *The New England Journal of Medicine*. The eruption of
Vesuvius in the year 79 instantly killed the inhabitants of Pompeii and
neighboring Herculaneum, burying an area 12 miles from the volcano in ash
in just a few hours.

The remains of a man lying on a wooden bed were discovered at Herculaneum,
closer to Vesuvius than Pompeii, in the 1960s. He is believed to have been
the custodian of a place of worship, the Collegium Augustalium.

A team led by Pier Paolo Petrone, a forensic anthropologist at the
University of Naples Federico II, determined that the victim's brain matter
had been vitrified, a process by which tissue is burned at a high heat and
turned into glass, according to the study. The fragments presented as
shards of shiny black material spotted within remnants of the victim's
skull.

A study of the charred wood nearby indicates a maximum temperature of 968
degrees Fahrenheit.

"This suggests that extreme radiant heat was able to ignite body fat and
vaporize soft tissue," the study said.

The resulting solidified spongy mass found in the victim's chest bones is
also unique among other archaeological sites and can be compared with
victims of more recent historic events like the firebombing of Dresden and
Hamburg in World War II, the article said.

The flash of extreme heat was followed by a rapid drop in temperatures,
which vitrified the brain material, the authors said.

"This is the first time ever that vitrified human brain remains have been
discovered resulting from heat produced by an eruption," Herculaneum
officials said. *— Associated Press*
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