Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, “Herculaneum Uncovered” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Ideas Roadshow Podcast
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How Did the Volcanic Eruption Work?
i want to have a deeper understanding of what we've found and how we can interpret these results. The one misconception that i had was this notion of the villa of apipery an, that's clearly false. What matters is not wetness and slowness but intense heat,. And without the heat, you don't get the carbonization of organic terials. A very different process from being overwhelmed in very hot gases being carbonized.
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