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Doctor's kit found on Mount Vesuvius victim in Pompeii

A man who died in Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 was carrying a medical kit with him, new scans reveal.

LiveScience · May 18

The story of Pompeii: A Roman town that got buried under ash in a single day

The ancient Roman town of Pompeii was buried under volcanic ashes after the disastrous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. This natural catastrophe caused the destruction of houses, streets, temples and thousands of lives in a matter of hours; the city was hidden underneath the pumice and ash deposits…

The Times of India · May 18

When Nato had to be called in to escape from a museum in Naples

Even with enough experience of museums, the visit to Museo Madre - to balance out a trip to Pompeii and its ancient memories with contemporary Italian art - turned out to be a thriller in the city of St Diego

The Economic Times · May 16

Pompeii escape: AI reconstructs the last gesture of an eruption victim

In Pompeii, the stories of two men who died during the eruption of 79 AD resurface. Between escape, everyday objects and AI, the story of their last moments take shape...

Euronews · Apr 27

Ancient ‘Machine Gun’: Traces of legendary multi-shot weapon found in Pompeii

Pompeii's archaeological excavations have primarily centred on the severe eruption of Mount Vesuvius during AD 79; however, new investigations have shifted the spotlight to a violent chapter nearly 170 years earlier. Using advanced laser scanning and 3D digital imaging, Adriana Rossi, the lead researcher and team, discovered various unique and…

The Times of India · Apr 17

From the old to the new: Pompeii project revives ancient wine making tradition

Heritage is at the heart of a wine making project in Pompeii that is aiming to re-establish the southern Italian volcanic region's age-old reputation for producing quality grapes from within the walls of its archaeological site.

Euronews · Mar 22

New permanent exhibition shows plaster casts of Pompeii victims frozen at the moment of their death

A new permanent exhibition has opened in Pompeii that shows plaster casts of people killed in the Mount Vesuvius eruption, frozen in their final moments

The Independent UK · Mar 12

Catastrophic casting: Mount Vesuvius eruption victims feature in landmark Pompeii exhibition

Casts of victims of Pompeii’s tragic destruction after Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 are going on display together for the first time in a new permanent exhibition. The residents are captured in the positions in which they died, alongside everyday items, buried for centuries under lava and ash.

Euronews · Mar 12

'Vivid' frescoes emerge from restored Ancient Roman villa near Pompeii

Amid the remains of a villa near Pompeii, a hard-hatted conservationist scrapes away centuries-old ash to reveal a red fresco. For the first time, visitors will be able to see the renovations at Villa Poppaea, a pleasure palace of Ancient Rome destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Euronews · Feb 13

Romans regularly soaked in filthy, lead-contaminated bath water, Pompeii study finds

A study of limescale buildup in an early bathing facility at Pompeii has revealed that the water was replaced only once per day.

LiveScience · Jan 17