A new study— published in Current Biology by a team of researchers at Harvard University and the Archaeological Park of ...

Since the formation of Earth approximately 4.5 billion years ago, the convection and release of hot magma in its mantle layer ...

A new study has shattered historians' long-held assumptions about some of the people who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption in ...

New DNA analysis challenges existing hypotheses about the identities and relationships of victims found in Pompeii after the ...

Plaster casts of calcified Pompeii residents have long been used by archaeologists to tell the stories of the last, desperate ...

Pompeii Archaeological Park near Naples will set a limit on the amount of people who are visiting the ancient location after ...

Last week, with the use of DNA, researchers revealed that long-held assumptions missed the mark, providing tantalizing ...

The body was first found to be of a male, likely around 30 years of age. At first, archaeologists believed that he had ...

The preserved Roman city of Pompeii will have new visitor limits to combat overtourism and protect the archeological park.

DNA analysis of victims in Pompeii who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption reveals some unusual relations between the people who ...

New DNA evidence challenges the story of Pompeii's Two Maidens, once thought to be female relatives, scientists now call them gay lovers.

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, the volcano spewed hot, lethal gases and ash into the air, slowly killing most of the ...