The ancient Roman archaeological park of Pompeii in southern Italy said on Friday it would cap daily visitor numbers at ...

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for centuries.

Some 1,000 bodies have been discovered in the ruins, and 104 plaster casts ... the diverse and cosmopolitan nature of Pompeii ...

Scientists studying the remains of people who died in the devastating Mount Vesuvius eruption that buried the ancient city of ...

The Pompeii archaeological park plans to limit the number of visitors to 20,000 a day and introduce personalized tickets in a ...

Plaster casts made of victims' bodies appeared to show a mother holding a child and women embracing - but new research has ...

Using DNA taken from fragmented skeletal remains, researchers found an adult holding a child, long thought to have been a ...

People have long projected stories onto the poignant casts of Pompeii’s victims. A new study uses ancient DNA analysis to ...

Jewelry found in the ruins of a house in Pompeii are displayed ... underscoring a broad pattern of movement and cultural ...

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

Despite its unusually small size, the newly unearthed House of Phaedra is covered in elaborate frescos depicting mythological ...

Two embracing individuals from the ruins of Pompeii. (Archaeological Park of Pompeii ... which in turn helps us understand ...