Archaeologists found the victim holding a terracotta mortar, which they interpret as an improvised attempt to shield his head ...

Archaeologists at Pompeii have used artificial intelligence to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 ...

The destruction of Pompeii preserved ash residues on the household altars of its inhabitants. An international research team has scientifically investigated for the first time what was burned in Roman ...

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Scientists have discovered that the ocean’s “missing” plastic hasn’t vanished—it has broken down into trillions of invisible nanoplastics now spread through water, air, and living organisms. These ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., volcanic ash immortalized lavish frescoes and puzzling clothing left over from everyday life in Pompeii. Sometimes even ash itself—from altars or censers—was ...

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A new chemical and microscopic analysis of Pompeii residues documents a sacrificial rite that had only been previously described by ancient Roman writers and artists. Reading time 3 minutes The ...

Pompeii Italian Restaurant has opened in the former downtown Athens location of DePalma's. Pompeii's menu offers new Italian dishes alongside traditional options like build-your-own pizzas. The ...

When analyzing the oldest books of the Bible, scholars have identified the work of various writers and editors. But how did the final version come to be? THE HEBREW BIBLEThis ancient scroll of the ...