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Italian teenagers discover a 1,800-year-old Roman luxury villa hiding beneath their high school gymCurious students in Rome uncovered a stunning 1,800-year-old Roman villa under their school gym. Archaeologists confirmed the find, reveali...- In 1748, workers digging near Naples hit painted walls, and Pompeii began returning from ashIn a serendipitous turn of events in 1748, excavations near Naples revealed the buried city of Pompeii, a Roman gem preserved by the volcan...
- What archaeologists found inside this untouched Bronze Age village, hidden in mud for centuries, revealed daily life in stunning detailA Bronze Age village, Must Farm, in the Cambridgeshire Fens, has been unearthed. A fire and sinking into water preserved it like a time cap...
- Pompeii victim was likely a Roman physician who fled Vesuvius with his medical kit still in handArchaeologists in Pompeii discovered a physician who died attempting to escape Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, taking his medical kit. Modern tech...
- In the 1750s, well diggers broke into a buried Roman Villa near Herculaneum: What looked like charcoal turned out to be ancient booksEighteenth-century workers in Herculaneum unearthed a unique Roman library preserved by the 79 CE Vesuvius eruption. These carbonized papyr...
- A construction site buried by Mount Vesuvius may have finally explained why Roman concrete lasted for thousands of yearsAncient Roman concrete's remarkable durability, long attributed to luck, is now understood as a result of a sophisticated "hot mixing" proc...
- Can volcanic eruption turn brain into glass? Shocking discovery from Mt. Vesuvius site unveils rare archaeological phenomenonArchaeologists have discovered vitrified brain tissue in a young man who perished during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, marking t...
- This historic Italian city has announced bold new measures to tackle overtourismFlorence is taking steps to combat overtourism with a new 10-point plan aimed at reducing the city's tourist influx, which has become a sou...
- Pompeii to start capping visitors in an effort to protect city ruinsPompeii Archaeological Park will limit daily visitors to 20,000 starting November 15 to protect the ancient city's ruins from over-tourism....
- Threads of history: Pompeii's forgotten art of textile dyeing brought back to lifePompeii's ancient past, the art of textile dyeing has been revived, offering a vivid glimpse into life before the catastrophic eruption.
- Ancient prison bakery unearthed in Roman city of PompeiiThe bakery, where slaves and animals were forced to perform the backbreaking task of turning the millstones, had no doors or communication ...
- Archaeologists uncover 'Bakery Prison' shedding light on dark side of ancient Roman slaveryThe cramped room had small, high windows with iron bars and indentations on the floor, suggesting the movement of blindfolded animals.
- New archaeological find uncovers insights into ancient Rome's slave life in PompeiiArchaeologists have discovered a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was likely used by slaves, shedding light on their lowly ...
- Italy stands ready to host as Musk talks up Zuckerberg rumbleItaly's Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said in a statement that he had spoken to Musk about hosting a "large charitable and historica...
- Ancient fresco found in a Pompeii excavation, unveils the origins of PizzaThe ancient artwork showcases a flatbread that shares similarities with pizza, accompanied by a glass of wine. While the depicted bread doe...
- Terracotta bull heads & dolphin idols unearthed in Southern ItalyExcavators have found a figurine of the Greek deity of love, Eros, riding a dolphin in Rome.
- Sheep to the rescue: How a flock of sheep is helping archeologists preserve the ancient city of PompeiiPompeii is an ancient Roman town that is buried under ashes since AD 79.
- Four-wheel Roman chariot - almost intact - unearthed near PompeiiPompeii was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, killing between 2,000 and 15,000 people.
- Bad luck stories can do a good turnCustodians of historical sites should float superstitious tales as low-cost security.
- Ask the travel expert: How to draw an itinerary for a 5-day trip to Sikkim?There is no such SIM card which can be used in every European country.
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