Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the destruction of Pompeii began. Two new studies only fan the ...

Ever since archaeologists first discovered the ruins of Pompeii – the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount ...

In the shadow of Mt Vesuvius, Pompeii's buried wonders are still emerging. A newly found fresco offers a tantalising glimpse ...

EXCEPTIONAL” frescos of the Greek god of wine that reveal mystery cult rituals have been unearthed from ancient volcanic ash ...

“Here we demonstrate that material with glassy appearance found within the skull of a seemingly male human body entombed ...

As people fled Pompeii or hid in their homes, their bodies were covered by blankets of the surge. While Pliny did not estimate how many people died, the event was said to be 'exceptional' and the ...

ALAPONT: We never expect to find one embalm body. So, of course, we were shocked. He is the best-preserve individual in Pompeii. NARRATOR: In ancient Roman funerary customs, cremation was the norm.

A rare sequence of heating and cooling triggered the chain of chemical reactions that turn organic material into glass.

It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of ...