As people fled Pompeii or hid in their homes, their bodies were covered by blankets of the surge. While Pliny did not estimate how many people died, the event was said to be 'exceptional' and the ...

On Aug. 24, 79 AD — exactly 1,938 years ago — Mt. Vesuvius erupted in Italy with a thermal energy 100,000 times more powerful than the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended World ...

The remains of a pregnant tortoise that once roamed the streets of ancient Pompeii some 2,000 years ago have been discovered. The animal and its egg were found under the ruins of a workshop that ...

A new genetic analysis of 14 bodies recovered from Pompeii is casting doubt on some of the initial interpretations of their identities before the cataclysmic volcanic eruption.A team of ...

In Pompeii, Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Pregnant Tortoise The tortoise was likely looking for a safe place to lay her egg when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E. Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent ...

The remains of the two bodies were found in a closed-door, small room, which archeologists say was chosen "as a refuge." 24/7 Live Houston Southwest Southeast Northwest Northeast Welcome, Mickey ...

The bodies of a man and a woman have been unearthed in Pompeii, along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry, archaeologists say. CNN values your feedback 1.

When Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago Pompeii's ancient residents were frozen in place by ash. So too it turns out were the city's flora and fauna - including a pregnant tortoise with ...

Archeologists in Pompeii have unearthed the remains of a man and a woman who died trapped in the room of a home during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.