The victim, who was crushed by an enormous stone while trying to escape, is the latest in a series of discoveries at a ...

Travelers to Pompeii uncover ancient artifacts and vibrant frescoes, revealing life before Mount Vesuvius erupted.

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

POMPEII, Italy – In a city buried under feet of ash ... to 40-30 B.C., meaning the works were about 100 years old when the volcano erupted. "Both the frieze in the House of Thiasus and in ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy, analyzed a variety of paint pigments ... stopped artists in the middle of their work, and its volcanic ash preserved the materials they left behind.

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 ...

Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused ... necropolis in the Porta Sarno region of Pompeii, according to two April 1 news releases from Italy Ministry of Culture.