"In 100 years' time, today will be remembered as historic because the discovery we are presenting is historic." ...
EXCEPTIONAL” frescos of the Greek god of wine that reveal mystery cult rituals have been unearthed from ancient volcanic ash ...
It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of ...
ALAPONT: We never expect to find one embalm body. So, of course, we were shocked. He is the best-preserve individual in Pompeii. NARRATOR: In ancient Roman funerary customs, cremation was the norm.
Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into ...
Ever since archaeologists first discovered the ruins of Pompeii – the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount ...
An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash and lava in A.D. 79, officials ...
A cloud of super-heated volcanic ash and gas exploded the brain of one Herculaneum resident and the fragments inside his ...