Scientists sampled tiny bone fragments sealed inside several Pompeii casts and tested DNA and isotopes to ask, and answer, ...

To explore the site, the researchers drafted a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the fields of botany, architecture, ...

Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the ...

"I have found two or three rich guys, but I found a couple hundred middle class and even some desperately poor people who ...

Volcanoes are nature's most dramatic rocks, and while their eruptions can be awe-inspiring, they also pose serious threats to ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius near Naples, Italy, in 79 A.D. killed thousands of Pompeii residents and remains one of the most famous volcanic explosions in history. But scientists say a hidden ...

Nearly 4000 years ago, and 1500 years before Pompeii was buried by volcanic ash, the Bronze Age city of Akrotiri was ...

Archaeologists discover a bench in Pompeii opposite the Villa of the Mysteries that reveals Roman social and political life.

Additionally, the renderings match narrative and visual descriptions from the time. Pliny the Younger's description of his Villa Laurentina and the frescoes found in the grand hall of the House of the ...

Just a half-hour drive away from the southern Italian town of Naples, Campi Flegrei, dubbed the “burning fields,” is home to ...

The seat is across from the entrance to the Villa of the Mysteries, a large property full of beautiful frescoes located just outside the ancient city's walls ...