As people fled Pompeii or hid in their homes, their bodies were covered by blankets of the surge. While Pliny did not estimate how many people died, the event was said to be 'exceptional' and the ...

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ScreenshotAfter reading about the frescoes in Pompeii, view 39 photos of the bodies of Pompeii's victims left frozen in time. Then, read about 12 gods and goddesses from Greek mythology and the ...

Several bodies were found in the "Villa of the Mysteries" in 1909–1910, known for its decorative frescoes dedicated to Bacchus, the god of wine, religious ecstasy, and fertility.

Archaeologists long thought these two embracing bodies found at Pompeii were sisters or a mother and daughter. Ancient DNA analysis revealed both to be young people, and one of them is male.

At the time of the cataclysm, the city is said to have had a population of about 12,000. Most escaped. Only about 1,200 bodies have been recovered, but the new work is changing that.

In the 1800s, archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli developed a method to make plaster casts of some of the victims. He poured liquid chalk inside the outlines left behind by the bodies, preserving the ...

Archeologists in Pompeii have unearthed the remains of a man and a woman who died trapped in the room of a home during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

At Pompeii in Italy, archeologists have uncovered a sensational fresco depicting a mysterious cult of raving, intoxicated women.

Animal stories See your latest updates. Archaeologists long thought these two embracing bodies found at Pompeii were sisters or a mother and daughter.

Archeologists in Pompeii have unearthed the remains of a man and a woman who died trapped in the room of a home during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.