Writing on PHerc. 172 papyrus, found at Roman mansion in Herculaneum, revealed after 3D X-rays and software competition ...

The Bronze Age footprints stand as a dark omen of the Roman-era disaster—one that clearly went unnoticed through centuries of ...

AN ANCIENT scroll that had nearly turned to charcoal in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD may be about to have ...

A papyrus scroll carbonised by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius two millennia ago is slowly being read once again thanks to ...

Even though it happened nearly two millennia ago, this Italian volcano near Naples remains most famous for encasing the ...

Scientists and NASA have warned that a potential eruption of Italy’s mount Vesuvius may be a reality, with 3 million Italians ...

The inside of a charred scroll has been deciphered for the first time in 2,000 years after it was buried during a huge ...

This 2022 satellite photo shows the summit of "one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes," Mount Vesuvius, peering up ...

A rare satellite image captures Mount Vesuvius peeking through a mysterious cloud gap, sparking concerns about the volcano's past and future eruption threats to nearby Naples, Italy.

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Archaeologists have uncovered ancient footprints in Italy’s Salerno province, revealing the desperate escape of Pompeii inhabitants from an earlier eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 3,000 years ago.