A new chemical and microscopic analysis of Pompeii residues documents a sacrificial rite that had only been previously described by ancient Roman writers and artists.
Mount Vesuvius preserved the ancient city's water system, including evidence of filth.
Despite the fact that Mount Vesuvius triggered one of the most infamous ancient tragedies, not everyone agrees on exactly when it took place.
How often do you think of ancient Roman cement?
Archaeologists are bringing to light a forgotten slice of Pompeiian history.
Almost 2,000 years after Mount Vesuvius exploded, scholars continue to uncover extraordinary archaeological remains immortalized in ash and pumice.
A sealed Herculaneum scroll yields its secrets—revealing a lost philosophical treatise by Philodemus through virtual unwrapping.
Researchers found organic glass in the skull of a volcano victim, indicating the extreme and unique environment triggered by Vesuvius's eruption in 79 CE.
An method driven by artificial intelligence is making it possible to read texts scorched and left buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.
The Bronze Age footprints stand as a dark omen of the Roman-era disaster—one that clearly went unnoticed through centuries of human activity.
Analysis of ancient DNA from the ashen casts of Pompeii victims changes presumed relationships between them, and reveals the port city's socioeconomic and geographic diversity.
The Herculaneum papyri were too fragile to unwrap for centuries. Now, they may not have to be.
The young man and woman may have lived for hours after the devastating eruption.
Pompeii is often viewed as a city eternally locked in its final moments, but recent archaeological findings reveal how its few survivors got back on their feet.
Beautiful frescoes, rudimentary doodles, and a pair of skeletons are the latest discoveries out of Pompeii's ongoing excavations.
Chemical analysis of the 2,000-year-old remains was manageable despite contamination of the remains from plaster casts.
It’s well-painted, well-preserved, and very much not an actual depiction of a pizza. Still, flatbread shouldn’t have to apologize for not being as iconic.
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The House of the Lararium contains preserved fabrics, tableware, and other objects of daily life.
2,000-year-old DNA is revealing more about the people who died during the fateful eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
