Archaeologists have uncovered two nearly life-sized sculptures of a man and a woman in a tomb near one of Pompeii's main ...

"These frescoes have a profoundly religious meaning ... Historians noted that excavations of Pompeii, Herculaneum and other nearby sites have been happening for nearly 250 years, with no signs ...

Travelers to Pompeii uncover ancient artifacts and vibrant frescoes, revealing life before Mount Vesuvius erupted.

The current excavation, called "Investigating the Archaeology of Death in Pompeii," has been ongoing since July 2024. The statues were found in the southern half of the tomb, covered in pumice ...

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

Findings from the archaeological dig were published in the E-Journal of the Excavations of Pompeii. Interestingly, some of the woman’s accessories suggest she may have been a priestess of Ceres ...

A near life-sized funerary relief of a couple emerged during an archaeological excavation at a monumental tomb in the Porta Sarno necropolis of Pompeii. The two high-relief sculptures were ...

In the wake of the midsized earthquakes that struck Pompeii in 62 C.E., the city ... the originals “ensuring that restored sections of frescoes are chemically and visually consistent with ...

Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii. Archaeologists say the marble funerary statues of a toga-clad man and a woman shed ...