A new analysis of wool clothing on human remains from Pompeii is reviving the debate over when Mount Vesuvius erupted.

A love note, a gladiatorial combat scene, a barrage of insults and everyday confessions have emerged on a wall in Pompeii, ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., roughly 2,000 people were trapped in the ancient city of Pompeii. The victims who died in the disaster have inspired artworks, movies and TV shows, and today, ...

Archaeologists have discovered two more skeletons buried beneath a collapsed wall in the Pompeii archaeological site, experts said Tuesday. They believe the new findings are the remains of male ...

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz reconstructed Pompeii’s water system using carbonate isotopes, showing a shift from mineral-rich wells to an aqueduct that improved drinking water ...

The city of Pompeii was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have now reconstructed the city's water supply system based on ...

In the popular imagination, life at Pompeii came to an abrupt and violent end after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Its pristine frescoes, well-preserved buildings, and petrified bodies seem ...

The pre-Roman baths of Pompeii would have been seriously grotty, according to an analysis of mineral deposits.

Pompeii is well known as an iconic Roman city. But for much of its early history, it wasn’t Roman at all. It belonged to the ...

Ancient messages and drawings are among hundreds of inscriptions that archaeologists recently uncovered on a wall in Pompeii.