The man was thin and about 6 feet (1.85 meters) tall, and based on the traces of his clothes, he was likely the villa’s ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Archaeologists at Pompeii have unearthed a new residence decorated with a series of frescoes including some erotic scenes. One shows a satyr embracing a naked nymph, while another depicts Phaedra ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...