Whether it was a pizza Napoletana was unclear, although Pompeii is of course ... followed the biggest dig in a generation of the world-famous archaeological site – one third of the 66-hectare ...

Mount Versuvius still towers above the ruins of Pompeii and scientists say the most important dig in a century is taking place. NBC News’ Molly Hunter explores the buried city and shares an exclusive ...

Experts say the frescoes on the walls of an ancient banquet hall in Pompeii are among the finest ever found in the city ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed ...

Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder ... ongoing excavations have produced some of the ancient site’s most important finds. Uncovered in what was once ...

A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans ... IX have been ongoing since February 2023. The dig has so far unearthed 50 new rooms, a bakery, a ...

ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Pompeii have ... The archaeological site covers approximately 66 hectares (165 acres), with about 44 hectares fully excavated. The latest dig is in an area ...

Pompeii is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the second most-visited tourist site in Italy, after the Colosseum in Rome. Discoveries continue to be made at Pompeii two millennia after the ...