Everybody talks about Pompeii, but its sister city may offer an even better glimpse into the past. Here's how this ancient seaside resort turned into a well-preserved tomb.

Archaeologists have discovered the exceptionally well-preserved remains of two men scalded to death by the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD, the Italian ...

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To explore the site, the researchers drafted a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the fields of botany, architecture, ...

Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the ...

Archaeologists discover a bench in Pompeii opposite the Villa of the Mysteries that reveals Roman social and political life.

As many as 30,000 Romans fled the ruined region in A.D. 79. But some returned, a new study reveals, and the city limped on as a fragile, ashen shantytown. By Franz Lidz Of all end times tales, the ...

Archaeologists think the bench may have been used by visitors who came to meet with the villa's owner. Archaeological Park of Pompeii At the entrance of a famous villa in Pompeii, researchers have ...

HOUSTON – New records from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences are offering a clearer picture of the bodies that were recovered from the bayou so far this year. According to data reviewed ...

Mazelike and mesmerizingly slow, the Polish experimental composer’s new album nods to the sturdy rhythms and echoing space of 1990s post-rock. Save this story Save this story Piotr Kurek plays it ...

Some of the decomposing bodies discovered inside Davis Mortuary in Pueblo had been there for more than a decade and now DNA must be used to help with the identification process. The Colorado Bureau of ...

HOUSTON — In the past three weeks, a series of bodies have been recovered from Houston-area bayous, sparking community concern, widespread speculation online, and calls for answers. Officials have ...