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

From today, the unknown canvas by Andrea Mantegna is exhibited in the Vatican Museums, a large painting of rare power ...

Within two days Pompeii had vanished ... heavy wool clothing found on bodies; wine in sealed jars, indicating that the grape harvest was over; and wood-burning braziers in homes.

Scientists uncovered a mold from a mountain top in Morocco, finding the most pristine specimen of a trilobite they dubbed ...

The artwork, believed to be the original work of Mantegna, was recently rediscovered in the Sanctuary of Pompeii.

A 30,000-year-old vulture feather from Central Italy was preserved down to the microscopic level by volcanic rock.

Plaster body casts of victims killed by toxic fumes during eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The famous eruption entombed Pompeii and Herculaneum, where glass-like remains were found inside a ...

“Here we demonstrate that material with glassy appearance found within the skull of a seemingly male human body entombed within ... a town near Pompeii in Italy. The brain belonged to a man ...

Most people will be familiar with the idea of Pompeii as a thriving ancient city ... They are replica casts of four contorted human bodies and one dog. The casts are not ancient objects but ...

This is the only example of vitrified brain matter found to date at ... in different ways. At Pompeii, victims were buried under ash that hardened around their bodies. This allowed archaeologist ...

"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ...