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Pompeii victims were wearing woolen cloaks in August when they died — but experts are split on what that means
Some of the victims at Pompeii were wearing woolen cloaks when they died, even though it was August, new research finds.
The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...
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If Mount Vesuvius Erupted in August, Why Were Pompeii Victims Wearing Heavy Wool Garments?
New research finds that at least four individuals who died in the eruption were wearing woolen tunics and cloaks, which ...
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A Pompeii site reveals the recipe for Roman concrete. It contradicts a famous architect’s writings
Excavations of an ancient construction site in Pompeii have revealed the process of how Romans mixed their self-healing concrete.
Buried under 2,000 years of volcanic debris, archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered the largest Roman bathhouse ever found in the city. Located in a previously unexplored section of Pompeii, the ...
ArtNet News reports that officials at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii have concluded that a looted fragment of a mural ...
Excavators in Pompeii recently unearthed the remains of two more victims of the ancient volcanic eruption that encased the lost Roman city in ash and debris. Archaeologists said their skeletons were ...
A private spa complex belonging to a member of the ancient Roman elite, complete with enormous plunge pool and hot baths, has been discovered by archaeologists in Pompeii. The 2,000-year-old thermal ...
Nearly 2,000 years after a devastating volcanic eruption destroyed and entombed a thriving Roman city, researchers are turning to the novel technique of digital archaeology to reveal the “lost Pompeii ...
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Ancient couple's relief found in Pompeii
A near life-sized funerary relief of a couple emerged during an archaeological excavation at a monumental tomb in the Porta Sarno necropolis of Pompeii. The two high-relief sculptures were transferred ...
Archaeologists have discovered new evidence pointing to the reoccupation of Pompeii following the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius that left the city in ruins, the directors of the famous site said ...
Ever wanted to experience what the Roman city of Pompeii was like before or during the historic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E.? Most museums, including the archaeological sites at modern-day ...
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