Archaeologists uncovered disturbing details about a Pompeii family's fight for survival during the destructive eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The Pompeii Archaeological Park announced the ...

The continuing discoveries at Pompeii 05:42. Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the ...

Earthquake activity as damaging as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius bears part of the blame for the total devastation of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 A.D., new research suggests.

2 statues discovered in Pompeii during tomb excavation 00:25. Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a deadly ...

Archaeologists working in Pompeii recently unearthed the tomb and partially mummified remains of a man who died a few decades before the eruption. The man, Marcus Venerius Secundio, according to ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii discover an ancient luxury spa fit for an emperor under centuries-old volcanic ash By . Melanie Marich. Published Jan. 17, 2025, 7:12 p.m. ET.

Dr. Ausilia Trapani is an archaeologist at the Applied Research Laboratory at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. As I saw the images—the first time in 2,000 years that anyone had laid eyes on ...

For years, tomb raiders targeted what remains of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in Italy, digging tunnels underground to steal and traffic artifacts from its lavish homes, some of which date ...

The ruins of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii are full of morbid mystery. In 79 CE, a volcanic eruption wiped out the city of between 10,000 and 20,000 inhabitants. Massive plumes of volcanic ash ...

Pompeii, of course, still has more secrets to reveal. Estimates vary but anywhere between 15% to 25% of the city remains covered. For many archaeologists though, the question isn’t so much what ...