Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.

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

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 ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy, analyzed a variety of paint pigments ... stopped artists in the middle of their work, and its volcanic ash preserved the materials they left behind.