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Drawings depicting gladiators among latest discoveries at Pompeii

Charcoal graffiti believed to have been sketched by children among latest discoveries at ancient Roman city

The Guardian - UK

As it happened: Breakaway has its day on stage 10 as Pogačar saves energy

Valentin Paret-Peintre wins summit finish to Bocca della Selva ahead of Romain Bardet and Jan Tratnik

Cycling News

Plato's burial place finally revealed after AI deciphers ancient scroll carbonized in Mount Vesuvius eruption

Researchers used AI to decipher an ancient papyrus that includes details about where Greek philosopher is buried.

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TV tonight: the return of jaw-dropping true crime story The Jinx

The shocking case of Robert Durst continues in a sequel documentary. Plus: life and death in Pompeii. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

'You could almost see and smell their world': Remnants of 'Britain's Pompeii' reveal details of life in Bronze Age village

Archaeologists are studying a Bronze Age village built on stilts to better understand the lifestyles of the people who lived there.

LiveScience

Archaeologists find Pompeii fresco depicting Greek mythological siblings

Phrixus and Helle are depicted in vibrant colours with exquisite artistry in remarkable discovery

The Guardian - UK

AI helps scholars read scroll buried when Vesuvius erupted in AD79

Researchers used AI to read letters on papyrus scroll damaged by the blast of heat, ash and pumice that destroyed Pompeii

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Priceless remains from Pompeii discovered in Belgian home

A marble bas-relief that decorated the home of a Belgian family for almost 50 years has turned out to be a 2,000-year-old relic from Pompeii, the ancient Roman city near Italy's Mount Vesuvius.

Radio France Internationale

Nativity-style statuettes found at Pompeii said to suggest pagan ritual

Thirteen sculptures, which include human forms, appear to pay tribute to cult goddess Cybele and her tragic love, Attis

The Guardian - UK

Pompeii's ancient art of textile dyeing is revived to show another side of life before eruption

A new project inside the Pompeii archaeological site is reviving ancient textile dyeing techniques to show another side of daily life before the city was destroyed by a volcano in 79 A.D. The inspiration comes from frescoes unearthed inside the archaeological site that show winged cupids gathering grapes for various…

The Independent UK

Archaeologists Discover 'Prison Bakery' In Ancient Pompeii

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a "prison bakery" where slaves and blindfolded donkeys were kept locked up underground to grind grain for bread, officials said this week.

International Business Times

Archeologists unearth ancient bakery ‘prison’ in Pompeii

Small windows barred with iron expose the ‘brute violence’ slaves were subjected to in the historic city

The Independent UK

Archaeologists unearth ‘most shocking example of Roman slavery’ at Pompeii

Cramped bakery with barred windows believed to be where enslaved people were forced to work

The Guardian - UK

More than 3,000 Roman coins and gems unearthed at 'magical place' in northern Italy

During ongoing excavations at Claterna, an ancient Roman site in Italy known as the "Pompeii of the North," archaeologists unearthed 3,000 coins and 50 gems.

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Budding scientists set off 90 model volcanoes at Museum of Science and Industry

Ninety elementary school students participated in a celebration of the museum’s 90th anniversary while learning about Pompeii.

The Guardian - UK

‘It smelled like toffee apples’: how I recreated the 2,000-year-old Pompeii pizza

Our Rome food correspondent has a go at making the meal depicted in a newly discovered ancient fresco

Chicago Sun-Times

A wall painting found in Pompeii ruins doesn’t depict pizza

They noted that key ingredients needed to make Italy’s iconic dish — tomatoes and mozzarella — were not available when the fresco was painted some 2,000 years ago.

Dynamite News

Research reveals climate change will increase impact of volcanic eruptions

Since Pompeii was destroyed in 79 AD, volcanic disasters have been investigated, giving the public the impression that scientists now know why, where, when, and how long volcanoes will erupt. Read further on Dynamite News:

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2,000-year-old 'not a pizza' fresco discovered in Pompeii

A 2,000-year-old Pompeian fresco offers a mouthwatering taste of the Roman diet.

WEKU

That's no pizza: A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn't depict Italy's iconic dish

A fresco discovered at the Pompeii archaeological site looks like a pizza, but it's not, experts say. Tomatoes and mozzarella were not available when the fresco was painted some 2,000 years ago.

The Independent UK

‘World’s oldest pizza’ unearthed in 2000 year-old painting of ‘distant ancestor’

Experts at the Regio IX area of Pompeii’s archaeological park believe the fresco may depict an ancestor of the modern day pizza

Daily Mirror

Painting dating back 2,000 years unearthed in Pompeii - and it features a pizza

Excavations in the Roman city of Pompeii have unveiled an ancient fresco by a bakery which historians say bears an uncanny resemblance to Italy's most beloved and famous export

The Guardian - UK

Pompeii fresco find possibly depicts 2,000-year-old form of pizza

Ancient painting includes fruit that looks like a pineapple – although it is almost certainly something else

The Independent UK

That's no pizza: A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn't depict Italy's iconic dish

A still-life fresco recently discovered in the Pompeii archaeological site features a flatbread with colorful toppings that looks like a pizza, which was only believed to have been invented many centuries later

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2 hidden male skeletons discovered under pile of rubble in Pompeii's 'House of the Chaste Lovers'

Archaeologists have unearthed the skeletons of two men who were likely killed during a deadly earthquake that coincided with Mount Vesuvius' eruption.

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