Archaeologists in Pompeii discover an ancient luxury spa fit for an emperor under centuries-old volcanic ash By . Melanie Marich. Published Jan. 17, 2025, 7:12 p.m. ET.

Dr. Ausilia Trapani is an archaeologist at the Applied Research Laboratory at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. As I saw the images—the first time in 2,000 years that anyone had laid eyes on ...

Earthquake activity as damaging as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius bears part of the blame for the total devastation of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 A.D., new research suggests.

The continuing discoveries at Pompeii 05:42. Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the ...

Pompeii, a vast archaeological site in southern Italy's Campania region, has been restricting the number of tourists to the site in a bid to combat overtourism and protect the world heritage site.

Researchers discovered the 2,000-year-old painting at the Pompeii archaeological site. But it's probably not pizza, which was invented later.

Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.. Archaeologists say the marble funerary statues of a toga-clad man and a woman ...

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 79 ...

In 79 A.D., the sky above the city of Pompeii, Italy, turned gray.But it wasn’t snow that began falling—it was ash. Mount Vesuvius was erupting. For 12 hours, the volcano rained ash and pumice ...

Colorful murals dating back thousands of years discovered in Pompeii, photos show. They depict fish, squid, birds and a wild boar.

New findings from DNA analysis of Pompeii victims are challenging conventional ideas about the identities and relationships among those who perished in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.