Mourners at a recent funeral in Zimbabwe were caught by surprise when the guest of honor sat up in his coffin. According to local reports, 34-year-old Brighton Dama Zanthe, the seemingly dead man, woke up last week while friends and family prepared to pay their respects at his home in Gweru. "I was the first to notice Mr. Zanthe’s moving legs as I was in the queue to view his body. At first I could not believe my eyes but later realized that there was indeed some movements on the body as other mourners retreated in disbelief," Lot Gaka, one of the mourners and Zanthe's employer, told The Herald. Fortunately, Zanthe woke up just in time; his body was set to be transported to a funeral parlor later that day. After Zanthe "resurrected" he was taken to a local hospital, where he remained on life support for two days before eventually being released. Bodies springing back to life is, perhaps surprisingly, not an uncommon occurrence in Zimbabwe. Earlier this year, a woman, who was believed to have collapsed and died during sex, woke up screaming after she was placed into a coffin.
In another "resurrection" in 2012, a Zimbabwe woman, suspected of being possessed, was rushed to a hospital after she stabbed herself and was allegedly declared dead, the Chronicle reports. However, she did not stay "dead" for long, as she "rose" shortly after. (2nd Date: Thursday, January 12th; 3rd Date: Tuesday, January 17th ) NR , 2 hr 0 min Looking for movie tickets? Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing One Piece Film: Gold near you. See Full Cast + Crew for One Piece Film: GoldCountless books, paintings and films have attempted to portray Pompeii and its subsequent destruction in 79AD.And now the famous Italian location has been immortalised in Lego. Named Lego Pompeii, the reconstruction took a master Lego builder 470 hours to complete and consists of more than 190,000 individual blocks. The Lego Pompeii reconstruction (pictured) took a master Lego builder 470 hours to complete and consists of more than 190,000 individual blocks.
It is on display at Sydney University’s Nicholson MuseumIt was constructed by Ryan McNaught, also known as The Brickman, and is on display at Sydney University’s Nicholson Museum.The museum said the reconstruction is the largest model of the ancient city ever made out of Lego blocks.It shows how the town would have looked at the moment of destruction in 79AD, how it looked when it was rediscovered in the 1700s, and how it looks today.Since 2012, the museum has commissioned Mr McNaught to recreate three ancient sites, including a replica of the Colosseum in Rome and the Lego Acropolis.The study of the cities of Vesuvius is central to the Higher School Certificate (HSC) Ancient History syllabus at the university. It was built by Ryan McNaught, known as The Brickman (pictured), and shows how the town would have looked at the moment of destruction in 79AD, how it looked when it was rediscovered in the 1700s, and today The Forum of Pompeii recreated in Lego is pictured. It also shows features of the ancient city such as bakeries and bars, temples and marketplaces.
The legacy of Pompeii in popular culture is also shown, from Bulwer-Lytton’s novel The Last Days of Pompeii (1834) to more recent Hollywood movies, such as Pompeii (2014) Pompeii was a large Roman town in the Italian region of Campania destroyed by a volcanic eruption from nearby Mount Vesuvius in 79AD.Reports claim that two thousand people died, and the location was abandoned until it was rediscovered in 1748. Many of the buildings, artefacts and skeletons were found intact under a layer of debris. It is now classified as a Unesco World Heritage Site and more than 2.5 million tourists visit each year. In November, French and Italian archaeologists excavating areas of the ancient town found raw clay vases that appear to have been dropped by Roman potters fleeing the disaster. The city also forms the basis of undergraduate courses on Roman history.The university said the Lego model helps introduce students to issues of Roman daily life, architecture and the history of the excavations.
Visitors and students can also explore Lego features of the ancient city such as bakeries and bars, temples and marketplaces. The legacy of Pompeii in popular culture is additionally shown, taken from Bulwer-Lytton’s novel The Last Days of Pompeii (1834) to more recent Hollywood movies, such as Pompeii released in 2014.‘The use of a popular medium such as Lego enabled the museum to present the ancient world in a way that captures new audiences who may not necessarily be museum-goers and ensure that fun is a central component of the museum visit,’ said Craig Barker, education manager at Sydney University Museums. ‘From personal experience I have seen children engrossed in the Lego display, but then actually spend far longer exploring the collection as a whole. 'The use of a popular medium such as Lego enabled the museum to present the ancient world in a way that captures new audiences who may not necessarily be museum-goers and ensure that fun is a central component of the museum visit,’ said Craig Barker, education manager at Sydney University Museums‘Education and entertainment need not be mutually exclusive in a museum.’Reports earlier this year said that thieving visitors
, who have been taking artefacts from the ancient Pompeii site for decades, have now begun returning their stolen wares to the museum.In October, a 70-year-old woman returned an ancient decoration that she took from the attraction back in 1964 - and local archaeologists claim this is a common occurrence.The unnamed woman picked up the small decoration during her honeymoon, and it is said to have formed part of the entrance to a theatre.Director Massimo Osanna told Il Messaggero: 'We have been receiving hundreds of packages with hundreds of fragments now for years. Stolen artefacts taken from Pompeii ruins (pictured) that have since been returned include tiles, painted plaster, stones and bricks. A local archaeologist said the site has been receiving hundreds of packages with hundreds of fragments for years. People write expressing regret, realising they have made a terrible mistake'People write expressing regret, having realised they have made a terrible mistake and that they would never do it again.'
In October, a 70-year-old woman returned a relic that she stole from the attraction back in 1964 - and local archaeologists claim this is a common occurrenceOther stolen artefacts that have been returned include tiles, painted plaster, stones and bricks. And a fresco fragment, said to have been crucial to archaeologists hoping to restore the Casa Del Frutteto on the site, was returned in March after two decades.Other artefacts have been recovered by customs.In September, a large stone taken from the historical site was seized at Rome's Fiumicino airport after two Americans tried to take the 4-stone 10lb (30kg) artefact home in their suitcase.Pompeii was a large Roman town in the Italian region of Campania that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption from nearby Mount Vesuvius in 79AD.Reports said 2,000 people died, and the location was abandoned until it was rediscovered in 1748.Many of the buildings, artefacts and skeletons were found intact under a layer of dust of debris. In November, French and Italian archaeologists excavating areas of the ancient town found raw clay vases that appear to have been dropped by Roman potters fleeing the disaster.
Pompeii was a large Roman town (marked) in the Italian region of Campania that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption from nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. Reports said 2,000 people died, and the location was abandoned until it was rediscovered in 1748 In November, French and Italian archaeologists excavating areas of the ancient town found raw clay vases (pictured) that appear to have been dropped by Roman potters fleeing the disasterThe 10 pots, which were found sealed beneath a later of ash and pumice, appear to have been ready to be fired.It looks as if they were dropped as frightened potters saw the smoke and smelt the sulphurous fumes that would have been spewed out by the volcano - and decided to make a run for it.Historical accounts and archaeological evidence show that many Pompeians took to the streets in a bid to leave the city, braving hot ash and pumice stones ejected from Vesuvius, with some collapsing from inhaling poisonous fumes. Roman writer, Pliny the younger, described the panic during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.