Until now, scientists largely attributed the unique preservation of these fossils to a series of sudden, violent volcanic ...

Some of the most famous and best-preserved dinosaur fossils were thought to have been suspended in time due to a massive ...

Vesuvius that entombed many citizens of Pompeii in A.D. 79. The Yixian deposits have been popularly dubbed the "Chinese ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii uncovered an ancient tiny home filled with elaborate artwork that has remained largely intact for ...

A large reception room, or atrium, provided an entrance for entertaining where a family could display their trophies and ...

Despite its unusually small size, the newly unearthed House of Phaedra is covered in elaborate frescos depicting mythological ...

The Psittacosaurus dinosaur fossils discovered in the Yixian Formation stood out for their remarkable state of preservation.

Among the things preserved at Pompeii, which was buried byMt. Vesuvius more than 1,940 years ago, are thousands of examples ...

Archaeologists said they were struck by the "high level of its wall decorations" in a newly discovered home in the ancient ...

The house is striking for the high level of wall decorations. It has been provisionally named the House of Phaedra after the ...

Archaeologists at Pompeii have unearthed a new residence decorated with a series of frescoes including some erotic scenes.

The “tiny” house, the Pompeii Archaeological Park said, was found during excavations at the Insula dei casti Amanti ...