Archaeologist and author Rubén Montoya reviews the history of the famous location razed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

What is most important is that the unexcavated part of Pompeii represents the heritage that we will bequeath to future generations, who through this yet-to-be-explored part of the city will be able to ...

the director of the Pompeii archaeological park. “People would meet to dine after sunset; the flickering light of the lamps had the effect of making the images appear to move, especially after a few ...

Hadrian’s Wall in modern-day England marked one of the northern borders of the Roman Empire. But excavations along the wall ...

B.C., a marshland settlement was ravaged by fire and sunk into a stream. Thousands of years later, archaeologists have ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii unearthed a fresco on the wall of a house that may be the oldest known depiction of a pizza.

The breast has since disappeared, but Pompeii has steadfastly remained the Old Faithful of archaeological sites, offering up rich spectacles at regular intervals, and amazing us with images ...

In December, archaeologists discovered an ancient prison bakery buried in the Pompeii Archeological Park. According to the park, slaves and donkeys were locked together and used to run a mill to ...

Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

The fresco, which covers three walls and is one of the best preserved in Pompeii, is illuminated by special LED lights designed to bring the deep red, purple and gold images to life, while not ...

The tiles marry tradition and modernity, with the terracotta-style pieces housing solar photovoltaic cells. Read more at ...