A once-in-a-generation dig is underway in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii nearly 2,000 years after it was buried under ...

A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii ... Excavations at the 3,200 square-meter Regio IX have been ongoing since February 2023. The dig has so far unearthed 50 new ...

For over two centuries, archaeologists have hailed Pompeii as a sophisticated city at the heart of an advanced ancient civilization. But a series of new excavations is painting a much more complex ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a nearly life-size fresco, or megalography, depicting the Dionysiac procession in an ...

Ever since archaeologists first discovered the ruins of Pompeii – the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 – its stories and secrets have captivated locals, tourists ...

Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the destruction of Pompeii began. Two new studies only fan the ...

The artwork will be open to the public as part of ongoing excavation tours. POMPEII, Italy - Archaeologists in Pompeii have discovered a new fresco, a type of mural painting, giving them more ...

The depiction of a Dionysiac mystery cult now serves as an “exceptional historical document,” allowing us a glimpse into one ...