A DNA Discovery Shatters the Truth About Pompeii’s ... - Yahoo News
1 day ago · The Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79 A.D. blanketed Pompeii in destruction. To preserve the historical nature of the event and help tell the stories of the residents of the city, some of the victims who had been buried by the ash …
Striking Roman paintings uncovered in Pompeii after nearly ... - NBC News
Apr 11, 2024 · Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a series of striking paintings showing Helen of Troy and other Greek heroes has been uncovered in the ruined Roman town of Pompeii.
Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city - BBC News
Apr 11, 2024 · Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Archaeologists say the frescos are among the finest yet ...
New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
Nov 7, 2024 · Updated 9:59 AM PST, November 8, 2024. When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made of their bodies, like a mother holding a child and two women embracing as they die.
Ancient DNA recovered from Pompeii upends long-held …
6 days ago · CNN —. Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii after a volcanic eruption, overturning misconceptions about their ...
A blue painted shrine is the latest discovery in Pompeii ... - CNN
Jun 4, 2024 · Archaeologists have unearthed an intricately decorated blue room, interpreted as an ancient Roman shrine known as a sacrarium, during recent excavations in central Pompeii in Italy.
Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city - BBC
Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Archaeologists say the frescos are among the finest yet ...
Rare and expensive blue shrine unearthed in Pompeii after ... - NBC News
Jun 12, 2024 · Buried and unseen for centuries, a sacred room has been unearthed at Pompeii with painted blue walls, a rare and expensive color in the Roman city.
New frescoes found in ash of Pompeii 2,000 years after city ... - CBS News
Mar 4, 2024 · A lavish painting of a mythological scene was among several newly discovered frescoes revealed Friday by archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
See the Stunning Shrine With Rare Blue-Painted Walls Unearthed at Pompeii
Jun 7, 2024 · By the first century C.E., Pompeii was a bustling seaside Roman town on the southwest coast of Italy with an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants. Nearby Mount Vesuvius began erupting in late...