Mysterious ‘Blue Room’ Unearthed in Ancient City of Pompeii May Have Been Used for Pagan Rituals [Study]

Medicine & Technology Jun 07, 2024

A blue room was found in the ruins of Pompeii and researchers believed it was used for pagan rituals. Continue reading to learn more.

Pompeii Excavation: Archaeologists Find Kitchen Shrine Serpent, Burnt Bed, Human Skeletons Nearly 2,000 Years After Disastrous Volcanic Eruption

Jul 19, 2023

Archaeologists found several items during their Pompeii excavation, including human skeletons. Continue reading to know the full story.

Archaeology Dig Reveals 2,000 Year Old “Fast-Food” in Pompeii

Dec 27, 2020

Archaeologists discover a thermopolium - the ancient equivalent of a fast-food eatery - in the city of Pompeii, offering insights on dining and tastes of the people at the time.

Roman Painting, Buried For Many Years Under The Volcanic Material, Reveals The Actual Sketch With Innovative X-ray Technology

Aug 25, 2017

Recently developed X-ray technology helps to reveal the actual sketch of a Roman woman in an ancient Roman painting.

Through Time and Stone--X-Rays Help Solve 2,000 year old mystery from Mt. Vesuvius

Jan 21, 2015

When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it destroyed several Roman towns including Pompeii and Herculaneum. With Herculaneum's destruction, hundreds of writings from the time were buried for what some believed could be all of eternity. However, scientists have now succeeded in reading parts of an ancient scroll buried by the eruption.