The victim, who was crushed by an enormous stone while trying to escape, is the latest in a series of discoveries at a ...

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 ...

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

"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ash deposits, which is extremely unusual," study lead author Valentina ...

City-building can be an exhausting affair, once you’ve evolved beyond the initial joy of cottage windows lighting up ...

around 1700 years before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius decimated Pompeii. As is typical, this woman was immediately labelled, by the archaeologists who uncovered her, as the man’s wife.

POMPEII, Italy – In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 ... were about 100 years old when the volcano erupted. "Both the frieze in the ...

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

Archaeologists say the marble funerary statues of a toga-clad man and a woman shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city, which was destroyed when Mount ... city of Pompeii ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., burying Pompeii in ash and pumice ... as a main coloring material in the Mediterranean. While volcanic systems that produce baryte and alunite are ...

The Mountain Ridge High School winter percussion ensemble performs at Mountain Ridge High School in Herriman. The Mountain ...