Most of the things to do in Pompeii will delight archaeology and history fans. You could spend an entire day exploring and ...

Now, a dig in the heart of the British capital has unearthed one of the most extensive collections of painted Roman walls, or frescoes, that's ever been found in the city, as Willem Marx reports.

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A remarkable archaeological discovery in the heart of London has unearthed one of the most extensive collections of painted Roman walls - or frescoes - ever found in the city, as ...

A horse recently found trapped in the ashes of a suburban Pompeii villa was just the tip of the equestrian iceberg. Since that discovery was announced last week, archaeologists have revealed that ...

When Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon, preparing to face a lifeless wasteland, they were taken aback to find the surface covered in gleaming orange glass beads. Tiny grains, about as small as a ...

The frescoes feature vibrant yellow panels, a rare design choice in Roman wall painting, framed by bold black intervals and richly decorated with images of birds, fruit, flowers, and lyres.

One of the largest collections of Roman decorative plaster ever found in London has been uncovered in Southwark. Not only are they rare in size, but they are also even rarer in the designs painted ...

Archaeologists have assembled the “world’s most difficult jigsaw puzzle” to reveal huge frescoes that once adorned a luxury villa in Roman London.

Archaeology Romans 'World's most difficult jigsaw puzzle': Archaeologists piece together thousands of shattered fresco blocks from ancient Roman villa ...

When Apollo astronauts stumbled across shimmering orange beads on the moon, they had no idea they were gazing at ancient relics of violent volcanic activity. These glass spheres, tiny yet ...

San Jose galleon, which sank in 1708, was loaded with gold, silver and emeralds worth billions ...