As people fled Pompeii or hid in their homes, their bodies were covered by blankets of the surge. While Pliny did not estimate how many people died, the event was said to be 'exceptional' and the ...

A rare sequence of heating and cooling triggered the chain of chemical reactions that turn organic material into glass.

“Here we demonstrate that material with glassy appearance found within the skull of a seemingly male human body entombed ... found inside the skull of the Pompeii individual (Pier Paolo Petrone ...

The Art of Wine, a timeless bond between past, present, and future, in one of the most incredible places in history: the ...

We are used to seeing dead bodies in movies and TV shows, but how should we feel when presented with a dead person from the ...

An analysis of 26 paint pigments found in Pompeii reveals the remarkable skill of artisan skill at mixing natural and ...

In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced ...

A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans three walls of a massive banquet room. Known as a “megalography,” a Greek term for grand painting ...

Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder ... and a second row of images above the human figures shows animals – alive and dead – as well as sea creatures ...

At Pompeii, south of the volcano, the currents were cooler, and only the final eight penetrated the town. Image Human remains in the town of Herculaneum, west of Vesuvius, seen last June.Credit ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed ...