The Excavations of Herculaneum light up under the moonlight for a summer dedicated to archaeology and splendor. From July to ...

Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

(CREDIT: Pompeii Archaeological Park) We haven't uncovered everything that Mount Vesuvius buried: Only about two-thirds of Pompeii and even less of Herculaneum have been excavated.

The work allowed for the documentation and extraction of architectural and sculptural fragments from the Portus Iulius of the ancient colony of Misenum, the base of the Classis Misenensis, the most ...

the archaeological site of Pompeii still attracts many visitors to bear witness to the area that was engulfed by Vesuvius’s eruption in 79AD. The eruption of the volcano led to two Roman towns, ...

Archaeologists in Selinunte, Italy, have uncovered the sacred chamber of oldest known Greek temple of the ancient city.

Archaeologists working at the necropolis of San Giuliano in Italy found a 2,600-year-old tomb untouched by looters, photos ...

A row has broken out over fair pay after Italy’s leading archaeological museum launched a controversial photography competition offering the winners exposure but no fee. The National ...

Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is ranked #10 out of 19 things to do in St. Augustine. See pictures and our review of Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park.

Its eruption in AD 79 famously destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, burying them under ash and volcanic debris, and preserving them for centuries as archaeological treasures.

Underwater archaeologists found a Roman breakwater made from recycled architectural fragments off the coast of Bacoli in ...