Now, decades later, one of these skeletons has been positively identified as female — a “rare occurrence” in the archaeological record, according to a study published on Nov. 26 in the ...

An entire block of Pompeii has now been uncovered, revealing a laundry and bakery, as well as the large private house. It's thought these were all owned by one wealthy individual, possibly Aulus ...

Anthropological analysis of the skeleton confirmed that the individual was an adult female, aged between 25 and 30 at the time of death. Intriguingly, the woman was buried with a number of animal ...