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

Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of an ancient painter.” ...

The finest ever map of the cosmic microwave background - the faint evidence of the universe's early form - has yielded ...

A room-sized, 3D diorama at the National Archeological Museum of Naples in Italy, depicts the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

An ancient blue paint lost for two millennia recently reappeared. Pompeii Blue was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted on Italy’s Amalfi Coast in 79 of the Common Era (CE). Last summer, the colour was ...

The Bureau of Meteorology is now predicting Cyclone Alfred to cross the coast Friday night or early Saturday morning, most likely between Noosa and Coolangatta. Damaging and destructive wind gusts ...

ROME — Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices in the ancient city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD ...

we can observe the signs of a religious crisis that was affecting the ancient world,” said Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii and co-author of an initial study ...

The first closures are scheduled to begin March 28 and closures may remain in place through early May. The exact dates for closures are subject to change, Village Administrator Joel Gregozeski said.

Most people will be familiar with the idea of Pompeii as a thriving ancient city where time stood still. The basic facts are not in dispute. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE entombed the ...

Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the destruction of Pompeii began ... the traditional date of Aug. 24 is just too early in the year to be accurate.” ...

MILAN (AP) — Fausto Puglisi offered a grand tour of Pompeii in his latest collection ... by Vesuvius when it rained volcanic ash on the ancient city in 79 AD. The city’s famed floral frescoes ...