Recent research suggests the exceptional fossils from China's Yixian Formation were preserved through natural sediment ...

The world-famous Pompeii archaeological park introduced on Friday a daily limit of 20,000 visitors, the latest Italian ...

Plaster casts made from the impressions of their bodies in the ash show the horror of their final agonising minutes. Visit the Antiquarium to learn how these plaster moulds were made. Pompeii was ...

Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of Pompeii, told AFP the measure was designed ... where many of the buildings -- and even some bodies of the estimated 3,000 victims -- were perfectly preserved ...

POMPEII, Italy: The world-famous Pompeii archaeological ... where many of the buildings - and even some bodies of the estimated 3,000 victims - were perfectly preserved after the eruption.

In the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii, houses, frescos, and artifacts have been preserved for visitors to observe. They ...

Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made of their bodies, like a mother holding a child and two women embracing ...

The world-famous Pompeii archaeological park has introduced ... where many of the buildings - and even some bodies of the estimated 3,000 victims - were perfectly preserved after the eruption.

Genetic research on the bones within Pompeii victims’ casts shed light on the multiethnic society of the city and on the connections between victims ...

A cast of two corpses recovered from the ruins of Pompeii, now on display as part of the “A Day In Pompeii” exhibit at the Discovery Place Science Museum in North Carolina. Courtesy of Ken Thomas ...