Last week, with the use of DNA, researchers revealed that long-held assumptions missed the mark, providing tantalizing ...
Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...
A new study has shattered historians' long-held assumptions about some of the people who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption in ...
As Mount Vesuvius erupted 2,000 years ago ... Upper stores have seldom been found among the ruins of the ancient town, which ...
But Mount Vesuvius’ eruption wiped it and other nearby Roman settlements off the map. The ash spewed by the volcano coated ...
Fourteen miles southeast of modern Naples lies Pompeii, a city frozen in time by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius ...
Cade DuPont, Shaun Bobbitt, Bethany Terry and Rafael Villaroel — is opening a new window on the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
But Mount Vesuvius’ eruption wiped it and other nearby Roman settlements off the map. The ash spewed by the volcano coated the bodies of people and animals and encased buildings, monuments ...
which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was preserved by the volcano's ash. It was not rediscovered until 1748. According to many ...