Recently uncovered damage to walls in Pompeii displays patterns that may have been made by an ancient “machine gun” called a ...

In a groundbreaking archaeological dig, researchers have unearthed a grand staircase leading to a "lost Pompeii" where the Roman elite resided. Previously, it was thought the staircase inside ...

Archaeologists analyzing two incense burners from Pompeii and nearby Boscoreale have identified residues of exotic resin, local woods, and grape products used in domestic rituals before Mount Vesuvius ...

Pompeii is an ancient Roman city in southern Italy that was buried under ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. Today, it's one of the world’s most famous archaeological sites, offering clues into ...

Pompeii's archaeological excavations have primarily centred on the severe eruption of Mount Vesuvius during AD 79; however, ...

Remnants of a “grape-derived product” was also found within one of the burners, the study noted, consistent with literary and ...

In 89 B.C.E., Pompeii was under siege. An invading army of tens of thousands of soldiers led by Lucius Cornelius Sulla, an ...