The once-thriving city of Pompeii, near Naples, was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, preserving buildings, ...

Scientists determined the origin of the bathing water and draw conclusions about Pompeii's water management system and ...

Steven Tuck's book indicates that some people survived the Mount Vesuvius eruption, challenging traditional beliefs.

Survivors of the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii in A.D. 79 returned to the ash-covered Roman city in the centuries after the blast and lived on the upper floors of buildings, new excavations ...

A new analysis of wool clothing on human remains from Pompeii is reviving the debate over when Mount Vesuvius erupted.

(CNN) — Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door and shield themselves from the eruption ...

Pompeii’s public baths, aqueduct, and water towers were among the preserved structures frozen in time. A new paper published ...

Archaeologists unearthed a fresco depicting a peahen that mirrors a peacock found on another part of the same wall. Archaeological Park of Pompeii When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., ash and ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door and shield themselves from the eruption of Mount ...