A 2,000-year-old tomb belonging to a celebrated member of the Roman military was recently unearthed in Pompeii, officials said. Photo from the Pompeii Archaeological Park A stately tomb with a ...

During construction in Italy, archaeologists found pre-Roman graves and an ancient plowed field preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Photo from the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and ...

Now a new mix of smart imaging tools and old-style digging is helping experts find parts of Pompeii that no one could see ...

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