The artifact, found off the coast of Italy, is believed to depict a larger-than-life male torso, archaeologists said.

Pompeii, a name synonymous with a moment frozen in time, continues to yield incredible secrets, two thousand years after ...

Ivan Bukelic dived at Dubrovnik's old port back in April for work on the city water pipeline only to find a wooden structure buried under the sea bed.

Horses Found in Pompeii May Have Been Harnessed to Flee Eruption Several horses recently discovered in a 2,000-year-old stable appear frozen in a failed flight to safety from the eruption of Vesuvius.

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When Vesuvius erupted on August 24 and 25, A.D. 79, some 2,600 inhabitants perished in Pompeii alone (a plaster cast of a child found under a staircase).

Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused hot ash to blanket the city, construction on railway lines revealed a necropolis in the Porta Sarno region of Pompeii, according to two April 1 ...

After Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the Roman city in 79 AD, bodies buried in mud and ash eventually decomposed, leaving spaces where they used to be. Casts were created from the voids in ...

They can also “see” the people themselves: plaster casts of Pompeii citizens’ burned bodies, supposedly located right where they died after Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E.

Archaeologists long thought these two embracing bodies found at Pompeii were sisters, a mother and daughter, or lovers. Ancient DNA analysis revealed both to be young people, and one of them is male.

Archaeologists long thought these two embracing bodies found at Pompeii were sisters, a mother and daughter, or lovers. Ancient DNA analysis revealed both to be young people, and one of them is male.