Over 4,000 years ago, and long befo

Over 4,000 years ago, and long before burying Pompeii under ashes, Mount Vesuvius erupted and devastated the region of Naples in Italy. According to certain geologists and archaeologists we need to take a look at the past to prevent a similar disaster in the future.The young woman was hard at work, tending the crops that were her family’s livelihood. Suddenly, she straightened up and looked around her. Something was not- right. She
spotted an older man, perhaps her uncle,who was working a short distance away. Focused on his task, he had not seemed to notice anything strange or unusual. Then they heard a thunderous roar, like the coming of the end of the world. Instantly, the woman and man began running. Approximately 3,780 years ago, and not for the last time, the Italian volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted. For the thousands of inhabitants living within a 10-mile radius of
the mountain, the eruption meant almost certain death. Many of these locals chose to run towards what is now the modern-day town of Avellino. Unfortunately, this decision led them directly into the eruption’s fury. Rocks pelted down onto their heads from the skies above and ash filled the air, which made it more and more difficult to breathe. The sun was blocked out and it became very dark. In an attempt to escape from the nightmare, the young woman and older man desperately ran up a nearby hill. Instinctively, they thought that if they could only make it to the top they would find safety in a grove of trees that grew there. The incline seemed to become steeper and steeper. Their lungs felt as though they would burst. First the man, then the woman fell to the ground gasping for air. The woman covered her face with her hands, in order to shield herself from the ever-thickening ash. When her remains were discovered in December, 1995,
the woman was still in this position. While drilling test holes for a proposed gas pipeline, Italian archaeologists found her near-perfectly preserved body which was lying on a bed of pumice stone. Not long after, during further excavation, the scientists came across a second skeleton. It was that of the older man who had tried to escape with the young woman. He too, in a last desperate attempt at life, had shielded his mouth and nose with his hands. The two bodies now lie in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Naples. After the remains had been found, anthropologist Pier Patrone and volcanologist Giusseppe Mastrolorenzo were called in. According to this pair of experts, the final resting spots of the two victims provided perfect evidence for when their deaths, and the eruption that had caused them, had occurred. Patrone and his colleague were given exactly two afternoons to remove the bodies from the site. Using all their skills, the men managed to accomplish their task in the short time they had been allotted. It was the remains of these two unfortunate beings that led to the setting up of a project which is aimed at investigating Mount VCesuvius's deadly history. Working together over the past ten years, volcanologists, anthropologists and archaeologists from all over Italy are
on a quest for more information. This team of professionals needs to find proof which will show that there‘will,indeed,be further eruptions. Without concrete evidence that Vesuvius is a disaster waiting to happen, their warnings will fall on deaf ears. Petrone and Mastrolorenzo continue to scour the area surrounding Naples, collecting data based on their findings from various excavation sites and the remains they contain. Their investigations provide background for what happened on that terrible day almost four millennia ago. For, as far as Petrone and Mastrolorenzo are concerned, it is not a question of ‘if Vesuvius will erupt again, but rather ‘when’.

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Более 4000 лет назад и долго перед хороня Помпеи под пеплом, Гора Везувий вспыхнула и опустошила регион Неаполя в Италии. По мнению некоторых геологов и археологи мы должны взглянуть на прошлое, чтобы предотвратить подобные катастрофы в будущем. Молодая женщина была тяжело на работе, стремящейся культур, которые были ее семьи средств к существованию. Вдруг она выпрямлены и посмотрел вокруг нее. Что-то было не правом. Онапятнистый пожилой человек, возможно ее дядя, который работал недалеко от отеля. Сосредоточены на его задаче, он не казалось, заметили ничего странного или необычного. Затем они услышали Громовой рев, как приход конца света. Мгновенно, женщина и мужчина начал работает. Около 3780 лет назад и не последний раз, итальянский вулкан Везувий извергался. Для тысяч жителей, живущих в радиусе 10-мильнойthe mountain, the eruption meant almost certain death. Many of these locals chose to run towards what is now the modern-day town of Avellino. Unfortunately, this decision led them directly into the eruption’s fury. Rocks pelted down onto their heads from the skies above and ash filled the air, which made it more and more difficult to breathe. The sun was blocked out and it became very dark. In an attempt to escape from the nightmare, the young woman and older man desperately ran up a nearby hill. Instinctively, they thought that if they could only make it to the top they would find safety in a grove of trees that grew there. The incline seemed to become steeper and steeper. Their lungs felt as though they would burst. First the man, then the woman fell to the ground gasping for air. The woman covered her face with her hands, in order to shield herself from the ever-thickening ash. When her remains were discovered in December, 1995,the woman was still in this position. While drilling test holes for a proposed gas pipeline, Italian archaeologists found her near-perfectly preserved body which was lying on a bed of pumice stone. Not long after, during further excavation, the scientists came across a second skeleton. It was that of the older man who had tried to escape with the young woman. He too, in a last desperate attempt at life, had shielded his mouth and nose with his hands. The two bodies now lie in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Naples. After the remains had been found, anthropologist Pier Patrone and volcanologist Giusseppe Mastrolorenzo were called in. According to this pair of experts, the final resting spots of the two victims provided perfect evidence for when their deaths, and the eruption that had caused them, had occurred. Patrone and his colleague were given exactly two afternoons to remove the bodies from the site. Using all their skills, the men managed to accomplish their task in the short time they had been allotted. It was the remains of these two unfortunate beings that led to the setting up of a project which is aimed at investigating Mount VCesuvius's deadly history. Working together over the past ten years, volcanologists, anthropologists and archaeologists from all over Italy areon a quest for more information. This team of professionals needs to find proof which will show that there‘will,indeed,be further eruptions. Without concrete evidence that Vesuvius is a disaster waiting to happen, their warnings will fall on deaf ears. Petrone and Mastrolorenzo continue to scour the area surrounding Naples, collecting data based on their findings from various excavation sites and the remains they contain. Their investigations provide background for what happened on that terrible day almost four millennia ago. For, as far as Petrone and Mastrolorenzo are concerned, it is not a question of ‘if Vesuvius will erupt again, but rather ‘when’.