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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...
- Dinosaurs found frozen mid-sleep after prehistoric ash burial similar to PompeiiA dramatic volcanic eruption in ancient China 120 million years ago unleashed superheated ash and gas. This deadly event, similar to Pompei...
- 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...
- When Nato had to be called in to escape from a museum in NaplesEven with enough experience of museums, the visit to Museo Madre - to balance out a trip to Pompeii and its ancient memories with contempor...
- 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...
- When in Rome: Budapest pizzeria offers time-travel twist with ancient Rome-inspired pieA pizzeria in Budapest is offering a limited-edition “ancient Roman” pizza made only with ingredients available two millennia ago, long bef...
- Pompeii Mystery: Why Victims Wore Wool in Summer and What It Reveals About Vesuvius’ Eruption DateNew evidence from Pompeii suggests Mount Vesuvius erupted in autumn, not summer. Victims wore thick wool clothing, better suited for cooler...
- AI helps Latin scholars decipher ancient Roman textsAround 1,500 Latin inscriptions are discovered every year, offering an invaluable view into the daily life of ancient Romans and posing a d...
- 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...
- 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.
- Iceland Volcano: Most Active Volcanoes In The WorldIn the wake of nearly 800 intense earthquakes in southwest Iceland, a state of emergency has been declared, urging evacuations in the coast...
- 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...
- Netflix UK: What will leave platform in month of August 2023?Netflix has been updating its platform regularly to bring new titles of TV shows, movies, documentaries and games every month. Here’s a lis...
- What makes K-pop a worldwide phenomenon? Globalisation may be a factor, claims Harvard profThe curiousity about different cultures has made the audience more receptive to K-pop.
- Newly restored Pompeii house of two former slaves now open to the publicThe house gives just a glimpse of domestic life in the doomed Roman city.
- Try dark tourism: Chernobyl, Pompeii and other disaster zones that are drawing visitorsAdd these top five destinations to your bucket list.
- Let passion decide your holiday destinationSeasoned travellers often look for an unusual holiday experience, be it in India or abroad. Here's where you can head this summer.
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