New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
6 days ago · Updated 9:59 AM PST, November 8, 2024. When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made of their bodies, like a mother holding a child and two women embracing as they die.
Striking Roman paintings uncovered in Pompeii after nearly ... - NBC News
Apr 11, 2024 · Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a series of striking paintings showing Helen of Troy and other Greek heroes has been uncovered in the ruined Roman town of Pompeii.
Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city - BBC News
Apr 11, 2024 · Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Archaeologists say the frescos are among the finest yet ...
A blue painted shrine is the latest discovery in Pompeii ... - CNN
Jun 4, 2024 · Archaeologists have unearthed an intricately decorated blue room, interpreted as an ancient Roman shrine known as a sacrarium, during recent excavations in central Pompeii in Italy.
New DNA evidence upends assumptions about Pompeii victims
4 days ago · New DNA evidence upends what we thought we knew about Pompeii victims. November 9, 20246:00 AM ET. Emma Bowman. Jewelry found in the ruins of a house in Pompeii are displayed, backdropped by the ...
Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city - BBC
Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Archaeologists say the frescos are among the finest yet ...
Rare and expensive blue shrine unearthed in Pompeii after ... - NBC News
Jun 12, 2024 · Buried and unseen for centuries, a sacred room has been unearthed at Pompeii with painted blue walls, a rare and expensive color in the Roman city.
Stunning frescoes of mythological characters uncovered in Pompeii
Apr 11, 2024 · The ancient Greco-Roman city of Pompeii was buried under ash and volcanic glass during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. and since the 1700s, archeologists have been unearthing the city...
Stunning new Roman frescoes uncovered at Pompeii, the ... - CBS News
Apr 11, 2024 · Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. Experts say the newly...
See the Stunning Shrine With Rare Blue-Painted Walls Unearthed at Pompeii
Jun 7, 2024 · By the first century C.E., Pompeii was a bustling seaside Roman town on the southwest coast of Italy with an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants. Nearby Mount Vesuvius began erupting in late...