An analysis of 26 paint pigments found in Pompeii reveals the remarkable skill of artisan skill at mixing natural and ...

Santorini’s biggest problem in recent years has been overtourism. Now, after a swarm of earthquakes earlier this year, the ...

"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ...

We are used to seeing dead bodies in movies and TV shows, but how should we feel when presented with a dead person from the ...

In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced ...

Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of an ancient painter.” ...

A long lost Renaissance Masterpiece by Mantegna has been rediscovered in Pompeii and will go on display at the Vatican ...

In 1889 in the foothills of Mount Tuscolo, 25km south-east of Rome, farm workers discovered something extraordinary. While ...

A recent study published in Archaeology in Oceania explores the oral, linguistic, genetic and archaeological evidence ...

Residents of Naples and its surrounding areas abandoned their homes and camped out in parks and cars after a 4.4 magnitude ..

Guatemalan authorities evacuated around 1,000 people Monday after Central America’s most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks. Residents with traumatic memories of a deadly ...