Pompeii’s unique preservation of the tragic tableaux of its citizens’ final moments has provided archaeologists with a way to understand what life was like during the Roman Empire. Located ...

Archaeologists have long thought these two embracing bodies found at the Pompeii site were sisters, a mother and daughter, or lovers. Ancient DNA analysis has revealed both to be young people ...

(CNN) — Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii after a volcanic eruption, overturning misconceptions about their ...

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In recent times areas around Naples have seen a flurry of activities as government agencies conduct drills to make citizens ...

Genetic analysis of five individuals preserved as plaster casts in the ruins of Pompeii contradicts established beliefs about the people and their relationships ...

Incredible new discoveries, revealed in a BBC series, have piqued the public’s interest in Pompeii, which has recently ...

WASHINGTON — When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster ...