A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

When the residents of Pompeii died in a shower of hot ash and rocks erupting from Vesuvius in A.D. 79, the volcanic material enveloped them and their vibrant city in a pyroclastic shroud.

drawing clues from the jewelry they wore and the rooms and company in which they were found. But analyses of DNA extracted from the bones and teeth of 14 Pompeii residents by an international team ...

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

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE is one of the most iconic disasters in human history. This volcano destroyed the city of Pompeii, leaving many victims encased in ash. While horrible to think ...

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Once again, we review the archaeological discoveries of the year that has just ended. This time, we have selected 14 from ...

This summer’s paper dated the presence of H. floresiensis back to 700,000 years ago. The team estimated that the individual—an adult—was just 3.28 feet (one meter) tall. The team further suggested ...

The National Ice Core Facility in Lakewood, Colorado, holds 13.67 miles of ice cores preserved at -40 degrees Fahrenheit year ...

The "Ringed Lady" of Herculaneum is one of the most intriguing and poignant discoveries from the ancient Roman city that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Herculaneum, like its ...