More than 20 plaster casts of victims who died in the catastrophic volcano eruption in Pompeii went on display for the first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Life in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii did not end with the volcanic eruption of 79 AD. New data and traces uncovered during ...

New excavations in Pompeii have revealed the skeletons of three victims of the 79 AD volcanic eruption. The Pompeiians had taken refuge in a house but were killed under a collapsed attic, ...

Two newly discovered skeletons found at the doomed Roman town of Pompeii show that the most famous volcanic eruption of the ancient world also posed a less well-known threat: earthquakes. The Italian ...

A guided walk through Pompeii reveals theaters, thermopolia, bakeries, and the haunting plaster casts—daily life stilled ...

Frozen in their final moments, casts of over two dozen victims from the ancient eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD is now on display at Pompeii Archaeological Park — a chilling snapshot of ...

THE final moments of Pompeii’s residents before they were submerged in deadly volcanic ash and lava have been revealed in a new exhibition. Their last poses have been preserved in stone for ...

The ancient city of Pompeii is one of those archaeological sites that keeps on giving with one discovery after another. While ...

Archaeologists working at Pompeii have found two new victims that they say were killed by an earthquake that accompanied the volcanic eruption of 79 AD. The Italian city may be most closely associated ...

Pompeii — The newly restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii that likely belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade offer visitors an exceptional peek at details of ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The new movie "Pompeii" reconstructs one of ...