A new study— published in Current Biology by a team of researchers at Harvard University and the Archaeological Park of ...

A recent genetic study calls for a reexamination of the identities and relationships of several individuals buried and ...

In the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii, houses, frescos, and artifacts have been preserved for visitors to observe. They ...

One Pompeii dwelling, known as "the house of the golden bracelet," was thought to hold a mother and child. The house was named after an intricate piece of jewelry that the adult wore, which ...

The surprising identities of some of the doomed inhabitants of ancient Pompeii have been revealed by a new analysis of their ...

Victims thought to be female were male and not related to one another, showing "the story that was long spun around these individuals" was wrong, researchers said.

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for centuries.