Archaeologists estimate that 15% to 20% of Pompeii's population died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, mostly from thermal shock as a giant cloud of gases and ash covered the city.

The discovery of two skeletons at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii is giving archaeologists more clarity on the “the hell” that ensued when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2000 years ago.

Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

Two more skeletons are found in the ruins of Pompeii — the ancient Roman city wiped out by a Mount Vesuvius eruption nearly 2,000 years ago — the Italian Culture Ministry says.

A picture made available Tuesday, May 16, 2023, by the Pompeii Archaeological Park press office, showing two skeletons that archeologists believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during ...

MILAN — The discovery of two skeletons buried beneath a collapsed wall in the Pompeii archaeological site point to deaths by powerful earthquakes that accompanied the devastating eruption of ...

Skeletons found in Pompeii ruins reveal deaths by earthquake – not just eruption of Mount Vesuvius ‘Modern excavation techniques help us to better understand the inferno that completely ...

In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii and other towns. For centuries, the city lay ...

In the shadow of Mount Vesuvius lies Pompeii, an ancient city that has captured the world’s imagination since excavations began in the 18th century.

In recent years, the vast archaeological park of Pompeii, a city buried alive by the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79, has turned to high-tech options to maintain its excavated ruins.

Skeletons found in Pompeii ruins reveal deaths by eathquake, not just Vesuvius' ancient eruption Archeologists in Pompeii have discovered two skeletons that they believe were men who died when a ...