A new study— published in Current Biology by a team of researchers at Harvard University and the Archaeological Park of ...

The body was first found to be of a male, likely around 30 years of age. At first, archaeologists believed that he had ...

A new study has shattered historians' long-held assumptions about some of the people who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption in ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., Pompeii and other nearby Roman towns were buried in volcanic ash. Ever since Pompeii ...

Pompeii Archaeological Park near Naples will set a limit on the amount of people who are visiting the ancient location after ...

New DNA evidence challenges the story of Pompeii's Two Maidens, once thought to be female relatives, scientists now call them gay lovers.

DNA analysis of victims in Pompeii who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption reveals some unusual relations between the people who ...

Fourteen miles southeast of modern Naples lies Pompeii, a city frozen in time by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius ...

The preserved Roman city of Pompeii will have new visitor limits to combat overtourism and protect the archeological park.

Analysis of ancient DNA from the ashen casts of Pompeii victims changes presumed relationships between them, and reveals the ...

A study published Thursday retold some famous stories about Pompeii citizens before they died from the eruption of Mount ...

People have long projected stories onto the poignant casts of Pompeii’s victims. A new study uses ancient DNA analysis to ...