Can we identify the survivors of Mount Vesuvius’s devastating volcanic eruption in 79 CE? The second episode of the ...

A three-part PBS documentary explores the revelatory recent excavations of the ancient Italian city buried by the eruption of ...

With fertile agriculture in the area, Pompeii was also home to a relatively large population. However, in 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii under up to 20 feet of volcanic ash ...

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

In the ancient city of Pompeii, which was preserved under a blanket of ash and smoke from the Mount Vesuvius volcano eruption in 79 A.D., archaeologists have uncovered a banquet room decorated with ...

The series will premiere on Wednesday, May 15, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS, PBS.org, and the PBS App. Additional episodes will ...

Pompeii: The New Dig on PBS follows a group of archaeologists involved in the largest excavation at the ancient site in a ...

VICTIMS of the 79AD Mount Vesuvius eruption died when extreme heat caused ... Italy is famous for destroying several cities including Pompeii, spilling molten for two days and launching ash ...

while Pompeii, which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was preserved by the volcano's ash. It was not rediscovered until 1748.

The Pompeii Archaeological Park and the Aspen Art Museum have teamed up on a show to be curated by the painter Allison Katz.

Headline:Cincinnatians can now experience the sights, sounds and sensations of the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius that ...

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