Since 1863, archaeologists have made more than 100 plaster casts, which show how victims died after Mount Vesuvius erupted in ...

A new permanent exhibition at Pompeii tells the full story of the ancient city’s destruction through casts, and accessible ...

A growing number of researchers are turning to the Pompeii's graffiti to better understand the lives, humor and concerns of ordinary people nearly 2,000 years ago. Spoiler alert: They liked gladiators ...

The first permanent exhibition of Pompeii’s historic casts is now on display in Italy, paying homage to those who were ...

More than 20 plaster casts of victims who died in the catastrophic volcano eruption in Pompeii went on display for the first time Thursday in a permanent exhibition. The casts, which scholars call ...

THE final moments of Pompeii’s residents before they were submerged in deadly volcanic ash and lava have been revealed in a new exhibition. Their last poses have been preserved in stone for ...

Pompeii restores ancient vines through a scientific project that reconnects the archaeological site with its historic farming ...

In the popular imagination, life at Pompeii came to an abrupt and violent end after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Its pristine frescoes, well-preserved buildings, and petrified bodies seem ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, the volcano's molten rock, scorching debris and poisonous gases killed nearly 2,000 people in the nearby ancient Italian cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. But ...

Art officials present a newly-restored ancient brothel in the archaeological complex of Pompeii, believed to be the most ...