Striking Roman paintings uncovered in Pompeii after nearly ... - NBC News
Apr 11, 2024 · Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a series of striking paintings showing Helen of Troy and other Greek heroes has been uncovered in the ruined Roman town of Pompeii.
A blue painted shrine is the latest discovery in Pompeii ... - CNN
Jun 4, 2024 · Archaeologists have unearthed an intricately decorated blue room, interpreted as an ancient Roman shrine known as a sacrarium, during recent excavations in central Pompeii in Italy.
Rare and expensive blue shrine unearthed in Pompeii after ... - NBC News
Jun 12, 2024 · POMPEII, Italy — Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a sacred room has been unearthed at Pompeii with painted blue walls, a rare and expensive color in the Roman city.
Ancient DNA recovered from Pompeii upends long-held …
Nov 8, 2024 · Located about 14 miles (22.5 kilometers) southeast of Naples in what’s now Italy’s Campania region, Pompeii was geographically ideal due to its port, according to the study.
Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city - BBC News
Apr 11, 2024 · Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Archaeologists say the frescos are among the finest yet ...
New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
Nov 7, 2024 · When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made of their bodies, like a mother holding a child and two women embracing as …
Pompeii in Italy aims to combat mass tourism with daily visitor limit
15 hours ago · Visitors tour the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in 2022 (File Pic/AFP) The famous Pompeii archaeological park recently introduced a daily limit of 20,000 visitors, the latest Italian tourist ...
We're Archaeologists at Pompeii. A Third of the City Is Still ...
May 16, 2024 · Dr. Alessandro Russo is an archaeologist at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. In Pompeii, every object that is found speaks to us of a life suddenly and tragically cut short.
Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city - BBC
Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Archaeologists say the frescos are among the finest yet ...
Pompeii DNA evidence contradicts long-held assumptions about …
Nov 8, 2024 · New DNA analysis of skeletal remains from Pompeii reveals that victims of Vesuvius’s eruption have been wrongly identified.