A new analysis of skeletons and collapsed walls indicates that seismic activity compounded the historic catastrophe wrought by Mount Vesuvius.
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Ancient Victims of Vesuvius May Have Baked in a Cloud of Ash
Debate still swirls around what killed ancient Romans during the 79 CE eruption. A study of wood charred by the event suggests a brief, but searing, flow of volcanic gas and debris.