drawing clues from the jewelry they wore and the rooms and company in which they were found. But analyses of DNA extracted from the bones and teeth of 14 Pompeii residents by an international team ...

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

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

This summer’s paper dated the presence of H. floresiensis back to 700,000 years ago. The team estimated that the individual—an adult—was just 3.28 feet (one meter) tall. The team further suggested ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE is one of the most iconic disasters in human history. This volcano destroyed the city of Pompeii, leaving many victims encased in ash. While horrible to think ...

In 1954, archaeologists in India discovered the ancient lost city of Lothal. What was life like in this city, and what ...

"Pompeii" at the National Museum of Australia brings together 90 artifacts and a recreation of Vesuvius's eruption.

Archaeologists discovered a series of ancient frescoes among the ruins of Pompeii, officials said. The artwork — which ...

Pompeii continues to astonish the world with discoveries that shed light on the most fascinating details of life in the Roman world. Recent findings in Regions IX and V stand out not only for their ...

Scraps of season-specific foods like chestnuts found throughout Pompeii are also often cited to support a later date for Vesuvius’s eruption. The study rebuts that by noting that earth’s ...

Jewelry found in Skumsnes by metal detectorists led archaeologists to over 20 Viking graves with coins and ancient treasures, photos show. Photo from University Museum of Bergen On a rocky island ...