In A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted ... questions about Pompeii that haven’t been possible for a very long time. “It’s more than just looking at how the colors of a painting have faded, ...

Some of the victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D. in Pompeii were cast in plaster to preserve the scene. New DNA studies of those victims tell a different tale than what experts had ...

In a forgotten corner of Pompeii, archaeologists and other experts are working feverishly with their scalpels and other tools ...

while Pompeii, which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was preserved by the volcano's ash. It was not rediscovered until 1748.

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried under ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., has become a hot tourist destination for history buffs wanting to see the remains. "We are working ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Ancient DNA taken from the Pompeii victims of Mount Vesuvius' eruption nearly 2,000 years ago ...

New DNA analysis suggests archaeologists may have previously misunderstood the relationships between some victims of Vesuvius’s 79 CE eruption that struck Pompeii almost two millennia ago.

While the Greeks, Etruscans and Samnites attempted to conquer it, Pompeii became a Roman colony, the study authors noted. But Mount Vesuvius’ eruption wiped it and other nearby Roman settlements ...