Ten years ago, scientists discovered ancient hunting camps beneath the lake. Now, DNA samples from a submerged peat bog could ...

A leg injury, however, may have slowed him down before he was crushed by the huge stone hurtling through the air. Pompeii archaeologists say the skeleton shows signs of a bone infection in his leg ...

Plaster casts of calcified Pompeii residents have long been used by archaeologists to tell the stories of the last, desperate moments of ancient Romans before they were buried and preserved in ...

Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

The Archaeological Park of Pompeii has a new exhibit that takes an inclusive look at the ancient story. It also has taken new measures to ensure the present-day experience at the site also respects ...

The "Ringed Lady" of Herculaneum is one of the most important discoveries from the ancient city that was buried by the ...

Excavations began in an area known as Regio IX, one of Pompeii’s nine quarters, last year and a treasure trove of newly discovered architectural gems, objects and artworks is shedding new light ...

Officials at the dangerously beloved Archaeological Park of Pompeii are sticking by Pliny the Younger’s date for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The latest entry in their ongoing e-journal ...