Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii. Now, new ...

The "Ringed Lady" of Herculaneum is one of the most important discoveries from the ancient city that was buried by the ...

An expert said there could be more scrolls out there as artificial intelligence and other new technology helps to decipher ...

Herculaneum beach destroyed by Mount Vesuvius reopens centuries later The beach at Herculaneum is believed to be where some 300 people died while waiting for boats to save them from the volcanic ...

An ancient beach that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago has reopened to the public after restoration works. The beach at the Herculaneum archaeological park is ...

In the ruins of Herculaneum, an Ancient Roman city on the west coast of Italy that was buried by Mount Vesuvius's catastrophic eruption in 79 A.D., researchers made a startling discovery: a human ...

While Herculaneum is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor, Pompeii, it was also destroyed by Mount Vesuvius — and the beach area is known for holding the remains of at least 330 people ...

The remains of ancient Herculaneum with Mount Vesuvius in the background. PierPaolo Petrone "A cerebral and spinal material like this, vitrified, not only has never been found in any other of the ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE presented its surrounding ancient Roman communities with a number ... hot ash cloud hit Herculaneum during the night when Pompeii was still under the ...

It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum after Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD found dark fragments ...

A man's brain was partly turned into glass after Mount Vesuvius erupted. Researchers discovered dark fragments resembling obsidian in the skull of a man in the ancient settlement of Herculaneum.