Researchers in Pompeii believe they may have found the first physical evidence of an ancient Greek 'machine gun' known as ...

When you are being trained as a palaeontologist or a geologist, you are told fossils only occur in sedimentary rocks,” ...

One of the ancient submerged cities in the Mediterranean is found in Greece. Stories of submerged cities are as fascinating ...

while Pompeii, which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was preserved by the volcano's ash. It was not rediscovered until 1748.

Newly uncovered Roman lararium in Pompeii reveals vibrant murals preserved for 2,000 years by volcanic ash, showcasing gods, ...

If the composition and dissemination of verse is as volatile as anything in the cosmos, the reading of it can also be as ...

Police in the British councils of Devon and Cornwall are searching for suspects who desecrated the 13th-century ...

As British contemporary art beats all odds to remain a cauldron of inventiveness and passion, Carla Passino discovers which ...

Once protected by a layer of at least 30 feet of the volcanic ash and soil that had fallen on Pompeii in A.D. 79, the villa’s stunning decoration was immediately exposed to potential damage from ...

Four years ago, archaeologists from the Bavarian State Office for Monument Conservation (BLfD) discovered a child’s tomb at ...