Ancient frescoes in Pompeii - paintings done on fresh plaster so that they set to the wall - were shattered and buried in ...

Pompeii is joining Venice, Seville, Prague, Amsterdam and other popular European travel destinations in announcing efforts to place limits on mass tourism. The buried city, which attracts some 36,000 ...

A large private bath complex from 2,000 years ago has been discovered in Pompeii. The bathhouse was likely part of a wealthy home, designed for relaxation and social events. Excavations use innovative ...

Digital reconstructions are bringing structures to life that may have collapsed during Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E.

Archaeologists explain the ongoing excavations at Pompeii and new findings about Vesuvius’ eruption date, slavery and daily life for ancient Romans. Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii When ...

For those who are looking for things to do in the coming weeks, look no further than the Arizona Science Center in Downtown ...

Almost 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger wrote letters describing the shaking ground as Vesuvius erupted. Now, a collaborative study led by researchers from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e ...

(CNN) – Archaeologists at the buried city of Pompeii in Italy have unearthed the skeletal remains of a man and woman, along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry. The find was part of a dig in ...

Professor Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Cambridgeshire Fens that's been ...

Officials at the dangerously beloved Archaeological Park of Pompeii are sticking by Pliny the Younger’s date for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The latest entry in their ongoing e-journal outlines ...

I love exploring the world of ancient Rome, with its grand architecture, fascinating culture, and stories of larger-than-life leaders. But since many of the 2,000-year-old empire's landmarks are ...