As people fled Pompeii or hid in their homes, their bodies were covered by blankets of the surge. While Pliny did not estimate how many people died, the event was said to be 'exceptional' and the ...

“Here we demonstrate that material with glassy appearance found within the skull of a seemingly male human body entombed within ... inside the skull of the Pompeii individual (Pier Paolo Petrone ...

In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced ...

Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder side of the ancient Romans. An extremely rare frieze known as a “megalography,” or painting with life-sized figures ...

Sharing new secrets of Pompeii based on recent excavations, the director of Pompeii offers a jaunty and intimate new history of the ruined city, providing a revelatory account of who lived there ...

Since the mid 1800s, the voids left by the bodies have been filled with plaster to recreate their final moments. Pompeii remains a well-preserved archaeological site, attracting tourists from ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash and lava in A.D. 79 ...

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 ...

A couple found in Pompeii desperately clung to their gold ... are providing clues to scientists as to who they were. The bodies were found inside a small, makeshift bedroom in a villa that was ...