A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans ... The dig has so far unearthed 50 new rooms, a bakery, a laundry, and most recently, a luxury bath ...

NARRATOR: Although Pompeii has undergone regular excavation since its rediscovery in the 16th century, over a third of the buried city remains hidden. ♪ ♪ SIRES: New archaeological techniques ...

Aside from the excavation work, a new map of the area has been created as well as a survey of the site using photographic and laser scan technology. Pompeii authorities said the investigations ...

Two of Herculaneum's most famous and beautiful domus reopened Wednesday after a 25-year restoration. The domus in the Roman ...

NBC News’ Molly Hunter got a look at the new discoveries being unearthed in Pompeii, the former Roman city that was buried and preserved in volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a nearly life-size fresco, or megalography, depicting the Dionysiac procession in an ...

Two new studies only fan the fire. “The Last Day of Pompeii,” a 19th-century painting ... of a water line prompted the first deliberate excavation. In his late-18th-century travelogue ...

Ever since archaeologists first discovered the ruins of Pompeii – the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 – its stories and secrets have captivated locals, tourists ...

For over two centuries, archaeologists have hailed Pompeii as a sophisticated city at the heart of an advanced ancient civilization. But a series of new excavations is painting a much more complex ...

The artwork will be open to the public as part of ongoing excavation tours. POMPEII, Italy - Archaeologists in Pompeii have discovered a new fresco, a type of mural painting, giving them more ...