From Pompeii to the catacombs of San Gennaro, EnVols takes you to discover the Roman past of five of Naples' must-see ancient sites.

A stunning hoard of destroyed – yet still insightful – two-millennia-old artifacts were recently brought to light by archaeologists in the United Kingdom. The discovery was announced by Durham ...

For many years, however, there were few protocols for the preservation or proper excavation of artifacts. “We used to have to beg to get on site,” Sophie Jackson, an archaeologist at the ...

A passerby discovered a rare Viking-era iron bracelet in a wetland on the Swedish island of Öland. The open-ended bracelet style is rare in large part because of the use of iron. Officials plan ...

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 ...

DNA Evidence Rewrites Story of People Buried in Pompeii Eruption Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to ...

Franz Lidz A longtime senior writer at Sports Illustrated and the author of several memoirs, Franz Lidz has written for the New York Times since 1983, on travel, TV, film and theater. He is a ...

The fresco with vivid colors was discovered in Pompeii in 2018. Credit: Pompeii sites A stunning fresco discovered amongst the ruins of ancient Pompeii in 2018 depicts a sensual scene of the Roman god ...

Over the past twenty years, the ground in this area has risen by 55 inches. The newly discovered Frieze of the House of the ...

On August 24, A.D. 79, a typical day turned into a nightmare when the eruption of Vesuvius overtook the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The eruption began a little after noon, and within a few hours, ...