Records of those who survived the catastrophic eruption have been helping archaeologists learn what happened to them.
For years, the city of Pompeii has been associated with stories of bad luck inflicted on anyone who removes anything from the site.
Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved 2,000-year-old chariot in the ruins of a wealthy Roman villa.
A woman who blamed stolen artefacts from Pompeii for years of bad luck has returned the items to the site.
An exceptionally well-preserved Roman neighborhood has been unearthed in south-eastern France.
Scrolls from the time of the volcanic disaster that buried Pompeii have been examined by scientists.
Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved Bronze Age settlement at a quarry in Cambridgeshire.
A remarkably well preserved tomb has been discovered at the site of the infamous volcanic disaster.
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a small settlement at the bottom of the ocean near Delos.
The remarkable preservation of 120-million-year-old fossil beds in China may have finally been explained.
A new study has revealed some of the more unusual diets of those who lived in the doomed Roman city.
The remains of those who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii continue to yield new insights.
The victims of Pompeii would have died from the intense heat rather than through suffocation.
A gladiator helmet dating back 2000 years that was discovered in the ruins of Pompeii has been revealed as part of an ex...