Archaeologists have uncovered the final moments of a family in Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, ...

IT was an ordinary day when Mount Vesuvius plastered nearby towns in thick volcanic ash 2,000 years ago. A treasure trove of objects was buried, each giving an insight into the lives people led.

Archaeologists say an "exceptionally well preserved" artefact may be the first to be found in a former Roman settlement.

Experts from Pompeii Archaeological Park have excavated a home dubbed the 'House of Elle and Frisso' along Via del Vesuvio.

In one of the house’s bedrooms, archaeologists found the remains of four people, including at least one child. Nearby, they ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth century, and with a history surrounded in myth, legend and controversy, it ...