When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., it famously blanketed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in ash and volcanic debris. Based on historical records, researchers have long assumed the volcano ...

Some of the victims at Pompeii were wearing woolen cloaks when they died, even though it was August, new research finds.

Despite the fact that Mount Vesuvius triggered one of the most infamous ancient tragedies, not everyone agrees on exactly ...

The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...

The victims of the Pompeii eruption wore heavy wool cloaks and tunics, suggesting different environmental conditions in summer. (University of Valencia) ...

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...

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Archaeologists have unearthed extraordinary new frescoes and rooms at Villa Poppaea in Pompeii. These finds include a near-complete peahen fresco, theatrical mask fragments, and rooms potentially ...

A digital architectural reconstruction has researchers believing a “lost Pompeii” existed with towers atop villas.

New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...