After lying hidden beneath metres of volcanic rock and ash for 2,000 years, a "once-in-a-century" find has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in Italy. Archaeologists have ...

Ancient child grave was Africa's earliest funeral Bodies of rich man and slave discovered in Pompeii Vast Roman settlement found by HS2 archaeologists "It was all about the preservation of the ...

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Pompeii is now a deeply fascinating place to explore, providing insight into daily Roman city life. The bodies of some of its inhabitants were preserved in a protective shell of ash before decaying.

a mosaic floor and stone benches Analysis of two skeletons discovered in the house also shows the horror faced by Pompeii's inhabitants when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79. The bodies belonged to ...