Pompeii and Herculaneum (1 Viewer)

[Arkie]

I know that people in pompeii died differently fro people in Herculaneum
the people in pompeii the ash salidfied in thier lungs and formed a plug
Did the people in Herculaneum die from the surges, If so what was the actaul cause of death?

 

[KeepHoldingOn]

The people of Herculaneum suffered a quick death in comparison to the
people of Pompeii who suffered a long and painful death as their lungs turned to cement. Herculaneum was hit by a pyroclastic flow of super heated gases and ash which travelled down the side of Vesuvius at about 100km/h, the people were incinerated instantly...

hope that helps :uhhuh:

 

[Arkie]

cheers
yeh
that rings a bell
they died from fulminant shock
im pretty
and there brains boiled
however that was after they were dead

 

[riddimz]

ahah put u even more at ease, i dont think they test that part in the hsc.=] also stages of the eruptions arent either

 

[whatisit1]

Isn't there a new study that suggest that the people of Pompeii died from a pyroclastic flow (something about most of the bodies being in roughly the same layer of pumice)
And the people at the boat shed died from thermal shock

 

[NoName91]

I heard this too... possibly up to 5 or 6 surges through Pompeii.... but I wouldn't worry about it