Archaeologists have discovered an ancient snack bar in the ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii. The counter's colorful frescoes have survived nearly 2,000 years under volcanic ash and pumice.

Last week researchers have found an exceptionally preserved, frescoed thermopolian - the equivalent of a modern day snack bar. Pompeii - at one time a thriving Ancient Roman city - was washed away ...

Its ruins were first discovered in the 16th century. Since then, archaeologists have dug up around two-thirds of the site. With around 2.5 million visitors a year, Pompeii is one of modern Italy's ...

The ruins were not discovered until the 16th century and organised excavations began about 1750. A rare documentation of Greco-Roman life, Pompeii is one of Italy’s most popular attractions and ...

Archaeologists working in the ruins of the former Roman city this month excavated a thermopolium, or snack bar, containing food that dates back to A.D. 79.

The mosaic, which depicts a couple in an intimate bedroom scene, is among thousands of artifacts stolen from the ancient ...

The floor mosaic of a chained guard dog at the entrance to a house in Pompeii looks like any modern warning to trespassers, but the dog looks strange.

A flock of grazing sheep is helping archaeologists to preserve the ancient ruins of Pompeii, the Roman city that was buried under metres of pumice and ash in the calamitous eruption of Mount ...

2 skeletons found in Pompeii ruins believed to be victims of earthquake before Vesuvius eruption. May 16, 2023 / 10:55 AM EDT / AFP The continuing discoveries at Pompeii .

POMPEII, Italy – Pompeii is the city of the long goodbye. In A.D. 62, a major earthquake toppled buildings, causing severe damage, harbinger of what was to come. Seventeen years later, in ...

Archaeologists Unearth Well-Preserved Ancient 'Snack Bar' In Pompeii Ruins The city of Pompeii was buried in a devastating volcanic eruption in 79 AD, but archaeologists are still uncovering ...