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How Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii and everyone inside

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it unleashed a torrent of destruction that obliterated Pompeii and neighboring towns. The event left behind one of the most extraordinary archaeological sites ...

Pompeii's victims' last bid for survival: Harrowing study reveals how people desperately threw on heavy woollen cloaks to shield themselves from the falling ash

Victims at Pompeii wore heavy tunics and woollen cloaks as they fled rocky volcanic fragments and gas thrown into the air, ...

Ancient Pompeii construction site reveals the process for creating Roman concrete

Excavations of an ancient construction site in Pompeii have revealed the process of how Romans mixed their self-healing ...
Ancient Origins

Pompeii Victims' Heavy Wool Cloaks Challenge Eruption Date

The victims of the Pompeii eruption wore heavy wool cloaks and tunics, suggesting different environmental conditions in summer. (University of Valencia) ...
Greek Reporter

Thick Clothes Worn by Pompeii Victims Raise Questions About Eruption Timing

Pompeii casts showing victims in heavy wool clothes prompt researchers to question the long-accepted August timing of the AD ...

Discovery at Pompeii confirms long-lost secret that built the Roman Empire

A discovery among the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii has revealed a long-lost secret surrounding the Roman Empire.
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Scientists discover secrets of ancient Roman concrete at Pompeii

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...
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In Pompeii, a 2,000-year-old building site reveals a long-debated secret

Frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, an ancient construction site in Pompeii has revealed a ...

Forgotten staircase found that leads to ‘lost Pompeii’ where city’s top elites partied in plush towers

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have revealed lost parts of Pompeii that were once a symbol of mega wealth among the doomed city’s elite.

Archaeologist’s discovery reveals secrets of how Romans built Pompeii

Scientists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have unearthed a construction site preserved exactly as it was when ...
CNN

An ancient stone staircase seemed to lead nowhere. Now it’s revealing the ‘lost Pompeii’

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 ...