Herculaneum Mystery
b'Herculaneum Mystery
Guest:\\xa0Tim Thompson,\\xa0forensic anthropologist and Professor of Applied Biological Anthropology at Teesside University, UK
The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius left many mysteries in its wake, not the least of which\\xa0were found on the beaches of Herculaneum. Forensic anthropologists are making new discoveries about the way the victims in the seaside town died.
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Mt. Vesuvius and the Destruction of Pompeii
Guest: Roger Macfarlane, Professor of Classical Studies at Brigham Young University\\xa0
The last days of Pompeii before the eruption of Vesuvius were just like any others, despite the dramatic portrayals in cultural history that suggest differently. Furthermore, there is no evidence that the people of Pompeii were more decadent than people in any neighboring cities, so be skeptical when people suggest they got what they deserved.'