A room decorated with peacocks reappears in a Roman villa near Pompeii after centuries hidden by volcanic ash.

Ancient messages and drawings are among hundreds of inscriptions that archaeologists recently uncovered on a wall in Pompeii.

Scribblings analysed using state-of the art technology have brought new insight into the daily life and emotions of people ...

Scenes of battle and words of romantic passion decorated the corridor wall outside of a theater.

About 2,000 years ago, life in the Roman town of Pompeii—located in modern-day Italy—looked a lot like life anywhere else.

Archaeologists with the Pompeii Archaeological Park have discovered a home which serves as a snapshot of the ancient civilization’s final moments, the Daily Mail reported. Within the home along Via ...

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Dozens of grape vines have been planted amidst the ruins of Pompeii in a project to produce thousands of bottles of wine from ...

Archaeologists recently unveiled an Egyptian vase inside what was once a fast-food kitchen in Pompeii. In a Nov. 6 Facebook post, the Pompeii Archaeological Park said the ceramic situla, or vase, was ...

The project, described by Pompeii officials as Bruits de couloir (“corridor whispers”), used Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), a computational photography technique that photographs a surface ...

A minor earthquake in southern Italy has led to damage to structures within the Pompeii archaeological site. Officials confirmed on Thursday that a wall and a vault had partially collapsed. The quake, ...

Beats Of Pompeii, the festival that blends history, art, and music in a unique archaeological setting, enriches its 2026 lineup with a new announcement. The thirteenth event of the program ...