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

It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum after Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD found dark fragments ...

The young man was killed in his bed The massive eruption of Vesuvius engulfed Herculaneum and nearby Pompeii where up to 20,000 people lived. The remains of about 1,500 people have been found.

Human remains, such as mummified people, attract great public interest ... The museum's current exhibition, Pompeii: Inside a Lost City, displays resin copies of 19th and 20th century casts ...

Last October, archaeologists in Pompeii unearthed a rare tiny home and elaborate frescoes while excavating the site. A few months before that, excavators discovered the remains of two more victims ...

You've probably heard of Pompeii. That long-lost, ancient city, destroyed by one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions ...

The result allow us to see the positions in which people perished. Since the mid 1800s, the voids left by the bodies have been filled with plaster to recreate their final moments. Pompeii remains ...

For instance, in one room of 13 people, at least six were found to be closely ... In 2018, the ancient remains of a horse were found in Pompeii's Villa of the Mysteries, with its bones remarkably ...

Last October, archaeologists in Pompeii unearthed a rare tiny home and elaborate frescoes while excavating the site. A few months before that, excavators discovered the remains of two more victims ...

Volcanic eruption buried ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum ... vitrified organic human or animal remains ever been found," Petrone added. Thousands of people were killed and the two cities were ...