Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused hot ash to blanket the city, construction on railway lines revealed a ...

"It was quite a surprise to find it there a few centimeters beneath the ground." Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno ...

A mass grave containing multiple interlinked skeletal remains has been discovered in Vienna, Austria.As reported by NBC, on ...

look through these gut-wrenching photos of Pompeii bodies frozen in time. Or, discover the surprisingly raunchy story of ancient Pompeii graffiti.

Learn how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 transformed one unfortunate Herculaneum resident’s brain into organic glass ...

When an ancient Roman resident of the coastal city Herculaneum was struck down by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, what ...

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

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 ...

The bodies were presented in their wrapped state ... The museum's current exhibition, Pompeii: Inside a Lost City, displays resin copies of 19th and 20th century casts of those who perished ...

The details of exactly how the citizens of Pompeii and Herculaneum met their ends are not for the faint of heart. A 2018 study which analysed skeletons preserved in molten rock points to "the rapid ...