Heat-Induced Brain Vitrification from the Vesuvius Eruption in c.e. 79
N Engl J Med
.
2020 Jan 23;382(4):383-384.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1909867.
Authors
Pierpaolo Petrone
1
,
Piero Pucci
2
,
Massimo Niola
3
,
Peter J Baxter
4
,
Carolina Fontanarosa
3
,
Guido Giordano
5
,
Vincenzo Graziano
3
,
Francesco Sirano
6
,
Angela Amoresano
3
Affiliations
1
University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
[email protected]
.
2
Centro di Ingegneria Genetica-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy.
3
University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
4
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
5
Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Rome, Italy.
6
Parco Archeologico di Ercolano, Naples, Italy.
PMID:
31971686
DOI:
10.1056/NEJMc1909867
No abstract available
Publication types
Historical Article
Letter
MeSH terms
Archaeology
Brain Chemistry
Brain*
History, Ancient
Hot Temperature*
Humans
Italy
Male
Skull / chemistry
Vitrification*
Volcanic Eruptions / history*