Hidden under the ash for almost 2,000 years, the mosaics that once adorned the wealthy homes and public buildings of Pompeii ...

Archaeologists digging away at ash covering the ancient city of Pompeii have uncovered a room painted with a color rarely seen among the ruins. The space's walls were a stunning, bright blue with ...

Archeologists discovered an ancient room in Pompeii brimming with distinctive artistry. The room is covered in painted female figures, and features a rare blue color adorning the walls.

Children’s sketches depicting violent scenes of gladiators and hunters battling animals have been uncovered at the archaeological park of Pompeii, the park’s superintendent has said.

It has been thousands of years since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius left the Roman city of Pompeii in ruins, but the ancient archaeological site continues to offer new findings. An ornate "blue ...

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of more than 200 survivors from the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius that swallowed up the Roman city of Pompeii in 79AD. University of Miami professor ...

But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. At Pompeii, a new excavation continues to unearth rich discoveries. Professor Steven Tuck of Miami University joins the ...

Archaeologists have unearthed an intricately decorated blue room, interpreted as an ancient Roman shrine known as a sacrarium, during recent excavations in central Pompeii in Italy. The Italian ...

Two sets of human remains, a variety of paintings, and a handful of childrens’ doodles were recently found in Pompeii, the ancient Roman town that was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79.

ROME, May 29 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near the city of Naples have uncovered charcoal sketches drawn by children as young as six years old, depicting ...

The room has been interpreted as a sacrarium, or a Roman sanctuary. It has been thousands of years since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius left the Roman city of Pompeii in ruins, but the ancient ...