The passage of time has done nothing to diminish Pompeii's capacity to shock. With ossified bodies and filthy paintings ...

While excavating the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., ...

Another as-yet-unidentified volcanic eruption in 1452-53 is thought to have been a key component of the ‘Little Ice Age’, ...

Hundreds of once-missing artifacts, hunted down over decades by a special police unit, have been unveiled for the first time in ...

Eleanor Antin was born in New York City ... body of work, detailing the multiple facets of her beloved Antinova, including a fictitious memoir and numerous films, photographs, installations, ...

Not sure what to do this weekend in Canberra? We'll just leave this here.Plenty is happening around town that the whole ...

Canberra is coming alive with an exciting mix of events this week! Grab your diary and start planning your perfect autumn ...

In her right hand, the female figure holds laurel leaves, which Roman priestesses and priests once used to purify spaces.

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of ...

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of ...

with two bodies buried beneath, confirms that “wealthy leaders from Teotihuacan came to Tikal and created replicas of ritual facilities that would have existed in their home city,” said co ...