When you are being trained as a palaeontologist or a geologist, you are told fossils only occur in sedimentary rocks,” ...

A team of Italian researchers has discovered markings on the walls of Pompeii that could be the first known evidence of the ...

Newly uncovered Roman lararium in Pompeii reveals vibrant murals preserved for 2,000 years by volcanic ash, showcasing gods, ...

The shrine, known as a lararium, is surrounded by well-preserved paintings and murals depicting animals, deities, and more.

Beds used as barricades, statues too rude for Facebook and a raging debate over a possible orgiastic cult... Pompeii's ...

Excavations in Pompeii revealed that four people, including a child, tried to seek shelter from the eruption of Mount ...

A new Pompeii excavation revealed details about family members who barricaded themselves with a bed during the Mt. Vesuvius ...

At one of the world’s most important historical sites, controversial director Gabriel Zuchtriegel has radical plans to ...

It’s not the only Pompeii mansion to celebrate the god of excess. The “House of Bacchus” was excavated in 1879. One of its frescoes shows the god standing beside Mount Vesuvius, wrapped in a gown of ...