"In 100 years' time, today will be remembered as historic because the discovery we are presenting is historic." Archaeologists excavating at the doomed Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by ...

Volcanic eruption buried ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum Victims were preserved in sudden ... as was the case with the one ...

In the shadow of Mt Vesuvius, Pompeii's buried wonders are still emerging. A newly found fresco offers a tantalising glimpse into the vibrant life of the past.

As people fled Pompeii or hid in their homes, their bodies were covered by blankets of the surge. While Pliny did not estimate how many people died, the event was said to be 'exceptional' and the ...

A brain transmuted into glass by the famous volcano should have been impossible. Some scientists say it still is.

ALAPONT: We never expect to find one embalm body. So, of course, we were shocked. He is the best-preserve individual in Pompeii. NARRATOR: In ancient Roman funerary customs, cremation was the norm.

A rare sequence of heating and cooling triggered the chain of chemical reactions that turn organic material into glass.

Ever since archaeologists first discovered the ruins of Pompeii – the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 – its stories and secrets have captivated locals, tourists ...

“Here we demonstrate that material with glassy appearance found within the skull of a seemingly male human body entombed within ... inside the skull of the Pompeii individual (Pier Paolo Petrone ...

A cloud of super-heated volcanic ash and gas exploded the brain of one Herculaneum resident and the fragments inside his ...