A conscious rethink: Why is brain tissue commonly preserved in the archaeological record? Commentary on: Petrone P, Pucci P, Niola M, et al. Heat-induced brain vitrification from the Vesuvius eruption in C.E. 79. N Engl J Med 2020;382:383-4. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1909867

Alexandra L. Morton-Hayward,Tim Thompson,Jane Thomas Oates,Stephen Buckley,Axel Petzold,Abigail Ramsøe,Sonia OConnor,Matthew Collins

A conscious rethink: Why is brain tissue commonly preserved in the archaeological record? Commentary on: Petrone P, Pucci P, Niola M, et al. Heat-induced brain vitrification from the Vesuvius eruption in C.E. 79. N Engl J Med 2020;382:383-4. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1909867

2020

Alexandra L. Morton-Hayward
Tim Thompson
Jane Thomas Oates
Stephen Buckley
Axel Petzold
Abigail Ramsøe
Sonia OConnor
Matthew Collins

Brain tissue is ubiquitous in the archaeological record. Multiple, independent studies report the finding of black, resinous or shiny brain tissue, and Petrone et al. [2020 “Heat-induced Brain Vitr...

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