The Herculaneum papyri, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, constitute one of the few preserved sources of Roman thought.

A spectacular necropolis just outside Naples contains stunning tombs that were carved into rock by the ancient Greeks who ...

After Two Millennium Researchers Finally Digitally Unwrap Burnt Scroll From Mount Vesuvius Researchers recently made a ...

The Herculaneum scrolls are ancient manuscripts buried and carbonized by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in AD 79. Recently, ...

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Archaeologists exploring the site of a planned 32-story office tower announced Thursday that they have unearthed the remains ...

Archeologists exploring the site of a planned 32-story office tower announced Thursday that they have unearthed remains of a ...

The Lady of Kalymnos is an exquisite Greek sculpture dating back to the Hellenistic period, around the 3rd century BC.

Many solar system missions have made significant discoveries during such flybys, from the earliest probes of the 1970s to BepiColombo’s recent Mercury flyby and perhaps Europa Clipper’s Mars ...

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