Pompeii Victims' Clothing Raises Questions About Vesuvius Eruption Date
TL;DR
Recent analysis of plaster casts from Pompeii suggests victims wore heavy wool clothing, challenging the traditional August date of the eruption and hinting it may have occurred in autumn or winter instead.
- Why Were Pompeii Victims All Wearing Thick Woolly Cloaks In August? IFLScience
- Vesuvius Exploded in August—So Why Were Pompeii Victims Wearing Heavy Clothing? Gizmodo
- If Mount Vesuvius Erupted in August, Why Were Pompeii Victims Wearing Heavy Wool Garments? Smithsonian Magazine
- When Did Mount Vesuvius Erupt? New Evidence Suggests Pompeii May Not Have Been Destroyed When Experts Think All That's Interesting
- Pompeii Victims' Heavy Wool Cloaks Challenge Eruption Date Ancient Origins
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