THE eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago is largely considered to be one of the worst in history – incinerating ...

Archaeologists with the Pompeii Archaeological Park have discovered a home which serves as a snapshot of the ancient ...

Archaeologists uncovered remains and objects in a Pompeii house, revealing the final moments of residents during the 79 A.D.

IT was an ordinary day when Mount Vesuvius plastered nearby towns in thick volcanic ash 2,000 years ago. A treasure trove of objects was buried, each giving an insight into the lives people led.

This fate, similar to that of the inhabitants of Pompeii following the eruption ... “The head and body appendages were found to have an inward-facing battery of dense spines, like those of ...

Since 1998, researchers have found evidence of over 50 cremation burials in the necropolis. The current excavation, called "Investigating the Archaeology of Death in Pompeii," has been ongoing ...

A new investigation into one of the most harrowing gravesites of the 79AD eruption where more than 55 bodies were found cowering in a warehouse at a site that has long baffled archaeologists While ...

Researchers have virtually unfurled a Herculaneum scroll which was rescued from Pompeii after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The Herculaneum scrolls, first discovered within Pompeii’s ...

Here at Pompeii, it will be yet another addition ... Nearby, in the Garden of the Fugitives, we found the bodies of an entire extended family cast in plaster. When earlier archaeologists found ...

The exhibition will feature a wide array of items, including an ornate vase, jewelry, weapons, armor and the body casts of ...

In the ancient city of Pompeii, a newly excavated tomb revealed ... Archaeologists also noted the carved accessories on the wife’s body, according to the releases, along with the elaborate ...