Experts predict that based on the scale of the ancient Roman Villa of the Papyri that its library could hold 40,000 scrolls that might contain lost knowledge from some of the greatest writers and ...

Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into ...

The Herculaneum victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD were blasted with such extreme heat that their soft tissue disappeared, scientists have discovered. In a paper released May 27, ...

The archaeological park of Herculaneum announces the start of consolidation works at the Villa Sora complex in Torre del Greco. The intervention, lasting about two months, will focus on ...

It's been more than 2,000 years since Mount Vesuvius buried the ancient cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii in ash. But after decades, even two centuries of excavation, new discoveries are being found.

An ancient beach that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago has reopened to the public after restoration works. The beach at the Herculaneum archaeological park is ...

Archaeologists examining the Herculaneum skeletal remains of the victims of Vesuvius say they have helped shed new light on the eating habits of ancient Romans -- with food differentiated along gender ...

THE resurgence of postwar Italy has been reflected in a brisk resumption of archaeological research and excavations, especially in the South, where work has been proceeding with an intensity ...

Archaeologists have announced the "sensational" discovery of the partially mutilated skeletal remains of a middle-aged man who perished on the beach at Herculaneum during the eruption of Mount ...

A sign made with a black marker by a tourist is pictured on the wall of a domus of the Herculaneum Archaeological Park, in Ercolano, Naples ROME (Reuters) -A Dutch tourist has defaced a frescoed wall ...

MILAN — The eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned an incinerated victim's brain material into glass, the first time scientists have verified the phenomenon from a volcanic blast, officials at the ...