extremetech.com 2020-01-29 23:01 Skull of Pliny the Elder, Lost to Vesuvius in 79 AD, Possibly Found Pliny the Elder. Image by Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Elder#/media/File:Como_-_Dome_-_Facade_-_Plinius_the_Elder.jpg Archaeologists often don’t find out who a given skeleton belongs to. Most...
davidpallmann 2019-05-07 01:46 Roman Ruins Adventure, Part 1: Nostalgia and Game Design In this series of posts I'll share my experiences creating an old-style text Adventure game, adapted somewhat for the 21st century. Here in Part 1, I'll review the original Adventure and why it was such a...
motherboard.vice.com 2018-10-09 23:38 Researchers Show How Mount Vesuvius Eruption Vaporized Blood and Exploded Skulls The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD is seared into historical memory by the deadly carnage left by ash and lava that buried nearby settlements and their helpless residents. Now, research published in PLOS One...
rssnewsapps.ziffdavis.com 2016-03-24 00:55 Roman scrolls, long buried by Vesuvius, reveal their secrets New research into the priceless papyri library recovered from Herculaneum has revealed that some scrolls were written with metal-based ink rather than the traditional carbon inks used in antiquity. This discovery both...
ebooks 2015-08-31 08:27 Designing Information Author: Joel Katz ISBN-10: 111834197X Year: 2012 Pages: 226 Language: English ...