A once-in-a-generation dig is underway in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii nearly 2,000 years after it was buried under ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ...

The new Pompeian frescoes are captivated by their detail and depth, depicting mysterious practices of the cult of Dionysus on a monumental scale. Researchers consider this one of the most significant ...

making Pompeii an extraordinary testimony to an aspect of life in classical Mediterranean life that is largely unknown.” Excavations at the 3,200 square-meter Regio IX have been ongoing since ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science has revealed the discovery of a new color in the chromatic ...

The Dionysiac scene will be on display to the public immediately as part of the tours of the excavations, which are still ongoing in Pompeii. Excavations of the so-called Region IX of Pompeii ...

For over two centuries, archaeologists have hailed Pompeii as a sophisticated city at the heart of an advanced ancient civilization. But a series of new excavations is painting a much more complex ...

(ANSA) - Naples, October 1 - New photography and laser scan technologies are being employed to help with the latest excavations at the ancient city of Pompeii which are focused on the Republican ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder ... has been unearthed in an area where ongoing excavations have produced some of the ancient site’s most important ...

Ever since archaeologists first discovered the ruins of Pompeii – the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 – its stories and secrets have captivated locals, tourists ...