When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments ... stories in the plaster casts later made of their bodies, like a mother holding a child and two women ...

Indeed, Pompeii became all the rage across the continent, inspiring a gaudy revival in Classical art and architecture. But for archaeologists and present-day visitors, the real thrill of Pompeii ...

Archaeologists with the Pompeii Archaeological Park have discovered ... volcanic lava from the volcano’s explosion. The child’s body was adorned with a bulla, an amulet which commonly marked ...

The exhibition will feature a wide array of items, including an ornate vase, jewelry, weapons, armor and the body casts of ...

Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a deadly volcano wiped out the ancient Roman city. Researchers say the ...

Archaeologists working at a city in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered two life ... Researchers believe the latest discoveries depict two real people of high social status who ...

A new investigation into one of the most harrowing gravesites of the 79AD eruption where more than 55 bodies were found cowering in a warehouse at a site that has long baffled archaeologists While ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted In 79 AD it buried the booming city of Pompeii under tons of debris sealing the fate of more than a thousand people But It also sealed the ancient city preserved it ...

A Band on the Cusp of Glory, as Seen in IMAX appeared first on Consequence. In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, obliterating ...