In Pompeii, two miles further from the volcano than Herculaneum, people were killed instantly by temperatures as high as 300C ...

The volcanic eruption covered the bodies of the dead and dying ... frescoes among the most stunning ones ever found in the ruins of Pompeii. Their discovery is proof that there are more treasured ...

Ancient Pompeii has never ceased to astonish. During one of the very earliest excavations there, in 1772, participants were stunned by the impressions left in the hard debris by the bodies of ...

At Pompeii, Italian archaeologists begin the biggest dig in a generation, where they find a bakery, a wealthy house and a fresco of a so-called ‘pizza’, and make a grisly discovery.

Episode 1: “The Bodies” premieres Wednesday, May 15 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV - Archaeologists embark on the biggest dig in a generation at Pompeii. Told through the drama of the dig, imagine what life ...

Archaeologists have unearthed several frescoes — a type of mural painting — that rank among the most important ever found at this renowned archaeological site. The recent excavation revealed artworks ...

The banquet hall and its mosaic floor were uncovered during a project to help prevent further demise of the ruins of Pompeii. Pompeii was a bustling city near Naples until the eruption of Mount ...

Pompeii had been buried under volcanic rubble for well over a millennium until ruins from the catastrophic event were re-discovered in the late 16th century by architect Domenico Fontana.

The discovery of some of the finest paintings ever found in the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii has thrilled archaeologists, who say they found a “spectacular” large banqueting room ...

The Pompeii ruins were discovered in the 16th century, with the first excavations beginning in 1748. Pompeii is the second most-visited archaeological site in the world.