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

Pompeii has long fascinated archaeologists and travelers alike, its ruins offering a vivid snapshot of Roman life paused by disaster. But even now, new discoveries keep shifting the story. In a ...

Beneath the volcanic ash of Pompeii, researchers from the Harvard Graduate School of Design are unearthing the hidden lives of ancient Romans at the Casa Della Regina Carolina – a once luxurious home ...

Water in Pompeii’s Roman baths was contaminated, reveals new research. Limescale deposits in the buried city’s wells, pipes, ...

Researchers have found nearly 100 doodles of everyday people hidden in the walls of Pompeii before the volcano destroyed ...

Archaeologists have discovered new evidence pointing to the reoccupation of Pompeii following the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius that left the city in ruins, the directors of the famous site said ...

At first, the choking rain of ash and small pumice stones wasn’t lethal. An estimated 80 percent of Pompeii’s residents likely fled to the safety of neighboring villages, but more than 2,000 stayed ...

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 ...