A new analysis of wool clothing on human remains from Pompeii is reviving the debate over when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
Steven Tuck's book indicates that some people survived the Mount Vesuvius eruption, challenging traditional beliefs.
The once-thriving Roman city of Pompeii resembles an eerie time capsule, seemingly unoccupied since a catastrophic volcanic eruption in AD 79, with the remains of its inhabitants forever frozen under ...
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Pompeii victims were wearing woolen cloaks in August when they died — but experts are split on what that means
Pompeii may have been unseasonably cold when the eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the Roman city in A.D. 79, new research proposes. A new analysis of 14 of the iconic plaster casts made of the ...
The true date of the eruption has long eluded—and vexed—historians of the deadly disaster. Here’s what the archaeological evidence tells us. The ancient city of Herculanum was destroyed by the ...
The once-thriving city of Pompeii, near Naples, was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, preserving buildings, ...
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz reconstructed Pompeii’s water system using carbonate isotopes, showing a shift from mineral-rich wells to an aqueduct that improved drinking water ...
When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. On Aug. 24, in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, shooting ...
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