A charred Herculaneum scroll, buried by the AD 79 Vesuvius eruption, was identified via X-ray as part of Philodemus’ On Vices ...

IT was an ordinary day when Mount Vesuvius plastered nearby towns in thick volcanic ash 2,000 years ago. A treasure trove of objects was buried, each giving an insight into the lives people led.

Experts from Pompeii Archaeological Park have excavated a home dubbed the 'House of Elle and Frisso' along Via del Vesuvio.

A vase from Pompeii is put on display the St. Louis Science Center prepares for an exhibit on daily lives in Pompeii and the ...

New study reveals Pompeii family's last moments during Mount Vesuvius eruption. (photo credit: Courtesy of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii) A new study published in The Journal of the ...

In Herculaneum, a town to the west of Mount Vesuvius, two bizarre pieces of dark-coloured glass were found inside the skulls of two individuals. The first piece of glass suspected to be of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the final moments of a family in Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, ...

A family in Pompeii tried to blockade themselves in a room as they fought for survival in their final moments after the Mount ...

Archaeologists uncovered remains and objects in a Pompeii house, revealing the final moments of residents during the 79 A.D.

Barricaded at home. First, they tried to save themselves from the fury of Mount Vesuvius by placing a bed across the door to ...