Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii. Now, new research is digging deeper into what really ...

A general view of the the archaeological excavations of Herculaneum in southern Italy. Big news for history buffs and the morbidly curious: An ancient Roman beach is now open to the public for the ...

A digital portrait represents a man who was among 2 victims discovered as they attempted to flee the city during the AD 79 ...

Three researchers this week won a $700,000 prize for using artificial intelligence to read a 2,000-year-old scroll that was scorched in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. One expert said the breakthrough ...

Archaeologists found the victim holding a terracotta mortar, which they interpret as an improvised attempt to shield his head ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by an eruption of the volcano ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it unleashed a torrent of destruction that obliterated Pompeii and neighboring towns. The event left behind one of the most extraordinary archaeological sites ...

New Delhi: Scientists were stunned to find dark fragments resembling obsidian in the skull of a man who died in ancient city of Herculaneum during the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The eruption ...

Big news for history buffs and the morbidly curious: An ancient Roman beach is now open to the public for the first time since it was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The beach at ...

The beach at the Herculaneum archaeological park, located in the southern Italian region of Campania, opened on Wednesday after a multi-year restoration project. "Today, after three years of intensive ...