"It was quite a surprise to find it there a few centimeters beneath the ground." Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno necropolis, right beneath the main entrance gate to Pompeii, just uncovered a ...

the real thrill of Pompeii is that the most mundane aspects of ancient Roman life have been preserved for centuries beneath fine-grained volcanic ash. Graffiti still covers walls; some of the ...

The figures adorn the wall of a tomb found in a necropolis near one of Pompeii’s city gates. Pompeii Archaeological Park Two nearly life-size statues have been discovered inside a cemetery in ...

POMPEII, Italy – In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced the discovery of ancient murals that shed light on ...

Other major finds have been unearthed in Pompeii in recent months. In February, paintings depicting Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, were discovered. The images were painted on the walls of a ...

In her right hand, the female figure holds laurel leaves, which Roman priestesses and priests once used to purify spaces.

In the ancient city of Pompeii, a newly excavated tomb revealed ... officials said, and carved into a wall of stone belonging to a monumental tomb. The quality of the sculptures and their features ...

In the wake of the midsized earthquakes that struck Pompeii in 62 C.E., the city ... red and black tallies on the wall record the workshop’s activities. Second, the House of the Painters ...

The statues adorn the wall of a tomb found in a necropolis near Porta Sarno, one of Pompeii’s city gates, according to a statement from Pompeii Archaeological Park. The cemetery is filled with ...

POMPEII, Italy – In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced the discovery of ancient murals that shed light on the ...