Archaeologists have revitalized a Roman flower garden in Pompeii that survived an earthquake in 62 A.D. before being buried ...

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

Italy currently boasts an incredible 60 UNESCO World Heritage sites, which is more than any other country on the planet. They aren't all ancient ruins, either. The sites fall into a few categories.

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.

A new all-inclusive park opens in Moncks Corner Saturday, and it’ll be the first park of its kind in the area.The Mayor, Thomas Hamilton, says “it's a place in ...

Visit the Naples Archaeological Museum with an archeologist or historian and get perspective on some of the world's most important archeological finds.

The archaeological park of Herculaneum is expanding towards the Southeast, with a new green lung, with modern buildings previously nonexistent, with laboratories and archives, and with the ...

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 ...

Excavations have resumed in Pompeii at the famous Villa of the Mysteries, probably the best-known building at the UNESCO site, located outside the ancient city walls in the direction of Herculaneum.

Archaeological Park of Pompeii In the 1950s, botanist Wilhelmina Jashemski identified traces of pollen, spores and plant fossils in the ancient city of Pompeii.