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

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...

Archaeologists are digitally reconstructing “lost” portions of Pompeii, offering an unprecedented glimpse at one of history's ...

A villa in Pompeii has survived two thousand years and is still well preserved. Image via Wiki Commons. Concrete was the foundation of the Roman Empire. For centuries, researchers have tried to ...

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

Groundbreaking micoexcavations at Pompeii have revealed that the city's slaves may have eaten better than its free Romans.

From the iconic Colosseum in Rome to Hadrian’s Wall all the way in England, there’s one question most people must ask ...

Long buried under volcanic ash, Pompeii’s frescoes had resisted complete restoration for nearly two millennia; their thousands of fractured pieces scattered and intermingled like a chaotic jigsaw with ...

Archaeologists with the Pompeii Archaeological Park have discovered a home which serves as a snapshot of the ancient civilization’s final moments, the Daily Mail reported. Within the home along Via ...

In the popular imagination, life at Pompeii came to an abrupt and violent end after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Its pristine frescoes, well-preserved buildings, and petrified bodies seem ...

While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food ...