Ancient DNA provides an insight into Pompeii life and its residents, contradicting what we thought we knew about the small Roman town. Nearly 2000 years ago, Mount Vesuvius (Campania, Italy) erupted ...

(CN) — In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii under layers of ash and freezing the lives of its people in time. This catastrophic event preserved the Roman town and its inhabitants, leaving ...

To explore the site, the researchers drafted a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the fields of botany, architecture, ...

POMPEII, ItalyPOMPEII, Italy — A new project inside the Pompeii archaeological site is reviving ancient textile dyeing techniques to show another side of daily life before the city was destroyed by a ...

Archaeologists explain the ongoing excavations at Pompeii and new findings about Vesuvius’ eruption date, slavery and daily life for ancient Romans. Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii When ...

Excavators in Pompeii recently unearthed the remains of two more victims of the ancient volcanic eruption that encased the lost Roman city in ash and debris. Archaeologists said their skeletons were ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it unleashed a torrent of destruction that obliterated Pompeii and neighboring towns.

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD has become the most famous volcanic eruption in history. This is largely thanks to Pompeii, the Roman city destroyed during the eruption and frozen in time, ...

A near life-sized funerary relief of a couple emerged during an archaeological excavation at a monumental tomb in the Porta Sarno necropolis of Pompeii. The two high-relief sculptures were transferred ...

A new 3-D model of a portable sundial found near Pompeii is helping researchers understand how to operate the "pork clock." ...

POMPEII, Italy — A new project inside the Pompeii archaeological site is reviving ancient textile dyeing techniques to show another side of daily life before the city was destroyed by a volcano in A.D ...