Excavations of an ancient construction site in Pompeii have revealed the process of how Romans mixed their self-healing ...

The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...

Despite the fact that Mount Vesuvius triggered one of the most infamous ancient tragedies, not everyone agrees on exactly ...

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...

The only snag was that this didn’t match the recipe as described in historical texts. Now the same team is back with a fresh ...

Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...

Archaeologists uncover vivid frescoes, new rooms, and ancient garden traces at the Villa Poppaea linked to Nero's wife near Pompeii.

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

Archaeologists have found the original location of a Hercules fresco that was looted from Pompeii and later repatriated to ...

Archaeologists have unearthed extraordinary new frescoes and rooms at Villa Poppaea in Pompeii. These finds include a near-complete peahen fresco, theatrical mask fragments, and rooms potentially ...

The victims of the Pompeii eruption wore heavy wool cloaks and tunics, suggesting different environmental conditions in summer. (University of Valencia) ...