Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.

Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of ...

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 11 - Images of the Trojan War have been found in the latest sensational discovery in fresh digs at Pompeii, officials said Thursday. The mythological figures inspired by Homer's ...

A stunning fresco discovered in Pompeii depicts a sensual scene of the Roman god Jupiter and Leda, the Greek mythical queen ...

An analysis of 26 paint pigments found in Pompeii reveals the remarkable skill of artisan skill at mixing natural and ...

It has been nearly 2,000 years since the ancient city of Pompeii was destroyed, but a recent study sheds new light on how the city and its inhabitants may have met their demise. While conventional ...

Read through this gallery to uncover the most surprising discoveries made at Pompeii in recent times... Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images First – a quick summary. In AD 79, one of the deadliest volcanic ...

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Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

Concrete casts of the victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption, at a museum in the ancient city of Pompeii, southern Italy, in 1866. (Photo by Hulton Archive / Getty Images) Moreover, audiences ...

But at Pompeii, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius stopped artists in the middle of their work, and its volcanic ash preserved the materials they left behind. Photos show the variety of pigments found ...