like in the last days of Pompeii. What we will all succeed in doing, is to allow ourselves to be played by insensitive, corrupt politicians, who are only interested in protecting their loots after ...

Fourteen miles southeast of modern Naples lies Pompeii, a city frozen in time by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius ...

Pompeii is huge. Comprising nine regions across 66 hectares it would take two to three days to see it all. Here are seven ...

DNA evidence reshapes the story of Pompeii's 79 AD eruption victims, challenging old assumptions and revealing new insights ...

It was AD 79 when the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii under layers of ash during a two-day tempest. Today, the 66-hectare archaeological site offers visitors a snapshot of daily ...

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

Even if you plan to take a guided tour (and you should), it’d be useful to read the guide book in advance so you can make your own hit list of places you want to visit in Pompeii after the end of the ...

he was likely the villa’s custodian who remained at his post until the end, the researchers said. The genetic data collected during the research revealed that Pompeii was a cosmopolitan city ...

The humans at Pompeii were also discovered hunched over in “pugilistic positions” suggesting a violent end marked by extreme agony. Many of the fossilized animals in Yixian, by contrast ...

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Archaeologists in Pompeii unearthed a rare tiny home while excavating the site of the ancient Italian city, officials said. The home was buried beneath the ash and debris that wiped out Pompeii ...

Pompeii with Vesuvius in the background. Credit:ElfQrin/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0 Researchers are using advanced technology to uncover how ancient Romans experienced their homes. A virtual ...