Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ... During the tour, visitors will get to hike up Mount Vesuvius and wander around Pompeii. Tours offer more background about ...

Volcanic debris “poured across the land ... After 17 hours, the debris in Pompeii was up to nine feet thick. Enough was ejected to bury Manhattan roughly 450 feet, or 45 building stories ...

Over the past twenty years, the ground in this area has risen by 55 inches. The newly discovered Frieze of the House of the ...

A cloud of super-heated volcanic ash and gas exploded the brain of one Herculaneum resident and the fragments inside his skull became an extremely rare organic glass ...

You've probably heard of Pompeii. That long-lost, ancient city, destroyed by one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions ...

In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced ...

An analysis of 26 paint pigments found in Pompeii reveals the remarkable skill of artisan skill at mixing natural and ...

Dr. Giordano and his colleagues deduced that shortly after Vesuvius began belching up debris, a steaming toxic ... Pulses of colder volcanic debris followed, engulfing the area.

Published March 18 | Read More | What did ancient Roman artists use to paint Pompeii? New study offers a glimpse Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy, analyzed a variety of paint pigments, offering ...

A long lost Renaissance Masterpiece by Mantegna has been rediscovered in Pompeii and will go on display at the Vatican ...

POMPEII, Italy – In a city buried under feet ... to 40-30 B.C., meaning the works were about 100 years old when the volcano erupted. "Both the frieze in the House of Thiasus and in the Villa ...