Sediments in Gulf of Naples reveal impact on Roman water distribution after Vesuvius eruption
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 07:50
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from France, the U.S., the U.K. and Italy has found evidence of disruptions to the water delivery system in the area around Naples after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team describes their testing of sediment cores taken from the harbor at Naples, what they found and what their study has revealed about the history of the area.