Excavators in Pompeii recently unearthed the remains of two more victims of the ancient volcanic eruption that encased the lost Roman city in ash and debris. Archaeologists said their skeletons were ...

Archeologists in Pompeii have unearthed the remains of a man and a woman who died trapped in the room of a home during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The discovery was made in Region IX, ...

The ancient Italian city of Pompeii is famous for its uniquely pristine preservation of the daily lives of its residents 2,000 years ago. While most residents were quickly buried under volcanic ash, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Archaeologists found the skeleton of a woman who sought refuge in a small room during the Mount ...

In 79 C.E., Pompeii, some 14 miles southeast of Naples, was a luxurious resort city. By then it was part of the Roman Empire, ...

Scientists discovered two skeletons in the ruins of a Pompeii building and concluded that their deaths must have been caused by wall collapses triggered by earthquakes. (Pompeii Archaeological Park ...

Another popular theory was that fast-moving waves of searing ash and gas, known as pyroclastic flows, buried the fossils, similar to how Mount Vesuvius entombed the residents of Pompeii. These flows ...

The eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 was one of the most deadly volcanic events in history, killing up to 16,000 ...