Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a deadly volcano wiped out the ancient Roman city. Researchers say the ...

Archaeologists working at a city in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered two life-sized funerary statues depicting a man and a woman, Ancient Origins reported. The statues were ...

The woman’s adornments suggest she was more important than the man, according to Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Pompeii archaeological park. This, he said, could mean they were not married ...

Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno necropolis in Pompeii, Italy, discovered life-sized statues of a man and woman as part of a funerary relief. Experts believe the couple depicted were of ...

Pure quartz crystals have been spotted on Mars for the first time, as well as other gems like opal. Researchers say these crystals, as well as being evidence of past hydrothermal activity ...

The recent scientific analysis of a mysterious painting that hung in a church in Pompeii for centuries has revealed it to be by the Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna. A depiction of Christ’s ...

A life-sized statue has been discovered in Pompeii of an ancient Roman woman thought to have been a priestess in a fertility cult. The statue decorated the façade of a monumental tomb dedicated ...

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 new ...

Published March 18 | Read More | What did ancient Roman artists use to paint Pompeii? New study offers a glimpse Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy, analyzed a variety of paint pigments, offering ...