Archaeologists have hotly debated the precise cause of death of those who perished in Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. Did they die of asphyxiation, from the extreme heat, or from a ...

Scientists discovered two skeletons in the ruins of a Pompeii building and concluded that their deaths must have been caused by wall collapses triggered by earthquakes. (Pompeii Archaeological Park ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. "We proved that seismicity during the eruption played a ...

Scientists built a digital twin of The House of Thiasus that suggests a 40-foot tower and staircase once rose above a villa ...

POMPEII, Italy, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A love note, a gladiatorial combat scene, a barrage of insults and everyday confessions ...

The project, described by Pompeii officials as Bruits de couloir (“corridor whispers”), used Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), a computational photography technique that photographs a surface ...

Archaeologists digitally reconstructed Pompeii’s residential towers using 3D models based on structural and visual evidence. The towers, once thought simple, reveal upper-level luxury dining spaces ...

Research uncovers how Pompeii’s early baths were unhygienic and how Roman water systems improved cleanliness but added new health risks.

A British tourist was caught defacing the House of the Vestals in the ancient city of Pompeii yesterday, according to reports in the Italian press. The 37-year-old man was spotted carving his initials ...