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The preserved footprints and abandoned homes of villagers who fled a giant eruption of Mount Vesuvius 3,800 years ago show the volcano could destroy modern-day Naples with little warning, Italian and U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

• Long Before Burying Pompeii, Vesuvius Vented Its Wrath

Pompeii spreads out as a set for the grand finale staged by Mount Vesuvius, but it appears to have been more of an encore.

• Scientists Find Remains of A 'Lost Kingdom'

A team of American and Indonesian scientists has now found remains of what it says is the "lost kingdom of Tambora."

• Ancient Village Site Found in Henan

Chinese archaeologists have dug out an ancient village site of buildings and croplands at Sanyang village, Huang county in Henan province.

Pompeii: Portents of Disaster
The people of Pompeii were quite unprepared for the eruption of Vesuvius - getting on with their busy lives.

The Eruption
Taken unawares by the eruption, the population of the towns and villas that circled the Bay could only respond with panic.

Volcanos

• What Is A Volcano?
We could say a volcano is a liquid rock plumbing system which extends from several 10's of kilometers depth to the earth's surface, and includes the near vent deposits of eruptions.

• Ice Volcanoes of Lake Superior's South Shore
Ice volcanoes commonly occur during the winter months along the north shore of Lake Superior.

• Mud Volcanos
The term "mud-volcano" generally is applied to a more or less violent eruption or surfaces extrusion of watery mud or clay.

News of "Pompeiis"

v Famed Pompeii House to Reopen
One of Pompeii's most famous houses -- Casa degli Amorini Dorati -- is reopening after more than 10 years of renovation.

v Vesuvius Due for Giant Eruption
Mount Vesuvius has the potential to erupt far more violently, destroying villages and cooking people as far as 15 miles from its summit, U.S. and Italian volcanologist have discovered.

v Vesuvius Alarm 'Groundless'
Rome, March 9 - Recent claims that Vesuvius could be set for a massive eruption are groundless and irresponsible, Italy's top volcano expert said on Thursday.

v Huge Vesuvius Eruption Buried Town 2,000 Years Before Pompeii
On the volcanic plains east of Naples, Italy, archaeologists have made an unusual discovery: thousands of prehistoric footprints in a layer of volcanic ash.

v Exploreum Smolders, Says Yes to 'Pompeii'
Those ominous reverberations felt throughout the greater Mobile-Baldwin area may have nothing to do with sonic booms, fireworks or psycho-traffic on the Bayway.

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World Famous volcanos