To make glass from soft tissue the sequence of events must be exactly right. This is how experts think it went down ...

A rare organic glass was found inside a skull from Herculaneum’s 79 CE Vesuvius eruption. Researchers determined that a super ...

Who knows? The illustrious ancient city, renowned for its refinement, was in fact the result of the genius of several peoples—including barbarians—who contributed to its splendor before Rome took ...

The remains of a young man, found in his bed in the destroyed town of Herculaneum, included glassy fragments that had mystified archaeologists ...

In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying the Roman city of Herculaneum. Thousands of people were killed instantly. Now, ...

A young man killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE was likely overcome by a fast-moving cloud of gas at a ...

London's first Roman basilica has been finally found - hidden underneath the basement of an unassuming office block near Leadenhall Market.

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Over a thousand scrolls were found in the remains of Herculaneum, but the secrets of what was written are only just beginning to be revealed in detail. This undated image made available by Vesuvius ...

The scroll was buried beneath volcanic ash in the Roman town of Herculaneum following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. Known as PHerc. 172, it was among hundreds discovered in the library ...