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ArtNet News reports that excavators working in the ancient Roman town of Oplontis, three miles west of Pompeii, have ...

Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have ...

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Archaeologists at a Pompeii site buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius have uncovered evidence of ancient Roman ...

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A study found some Pompeii victims died while wearing wool, complicating the eruption date of Mount Vesuvius, long believed ...

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

New research finds that at least four individuals who died in the eruption were wearing woolen tunics and cloaks, which ...

Despite the fact that Mount Vesuvius triggered one of the most infamous ancient tragedies, not everyone agrees on exactly ...

Some of the victims at Pompeii were wearing woolen cloaks when they died, even though it was August, new research finds.