and thick layers of compressed ash from the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius surrounds the doorway to a partially uncovered entranceway in Regio V. Pompeii lay entombed for 1,500 years ...
Some of the victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D. in Pompeii were cast in plaster to preserve the scene. New DNA studies of those victims tell a different tale than what experts had ...
Pompeii Archaeological Park is one of the most popular ancient tourist sites in the world, though a new mandate may be seeking to curb the effects of this popularity on the historic location.