While excavating the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., ...

Archaeologists have uncovered two nearly life-sized sculptures of a man and a woman in a tomb near one of Pompeii's main ...

Discovered with the body of a woman fleeing down an alley in Pompeii, this long necklace, or catena-with its 94 ivy leaves of gold foil-is one of the finest pieces of jewelry found in the region.

Archaeologists working at a city in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered two life-sized funerary statues depicting a man and a woman, Ancient Origins reported.

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 architecture, artwork and history of Pompeii have been studied and researched for decades ... Archaeologists also noted the carved accessories on the wife’s body, according to the releases, along ...

In her right hand, the female figure holds laurel leaves, which Roman priestesses and priests once used to purify spaces.

The passage of time has done nothing to diminish Pompeii's capacity to shock. With ossified bodies and filthy paintings ...

“Both the bodies and heads of the well-to-do young ... Archaeo Travelers/Archaeological Park of Pompeii The female statue has a symbol carved into its midsection which archaeologists posit ...