Archaeologists unearthed skeletal remains of four people in a well-appointed Roman home, along with signs of their efforts to outlast the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. By Sara Novak One day in the ...

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Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

The city of Pompeii has been buried by Mount Vesuvius's eruption since 79 AD, and it's one of the most well-known archaeological sites in modern times. Excavations on the city began in the 1700s ...

A projected digital view of Mount Vesuvius before the eruption in 79AD. Picture: National Museum of Australia Many simply grabbed what they could and ran for the coast in the hope of finding a boat.

Archaeologists believe this is evidence that the region had been hit by a series of damaging earthquakes in the months before Vesuvius erupted. Now the buildings face a new threat. Their ...