Excavations in the ancient ruins have unearthed a cramped space where enslaved workers and donkeys performed their grueling tasks.
Tag: Mount Vesuvius (Italy)
Life for the Lowest Class in Ancient Pompeii? It Was Awful.
Excavations in the ancient ruins have unearthed a cramped space where enslaved workers and donkeys performed their grueling tasks.
Life for the Lowest Class in Ancient Pompeii? It Was Awful.
Excavations in the ancient ruins have unearthed a cramped space where enslaved workers and donkeys performed their grueling tasks.
Life for the Lowest Class in Ancient Pompeii? It Was Awful.
Excavations in the ancient ruins have unearthed a cramped space where enslaved workers and donkeys performed their grueling tasks.
How Does Pompeii Maintain Its Ruins? Hungry Sheep.
The archaeological park of Pompeii has found a low-tech way to prevent the site from being overrun by vegetation: hungry sheep.
A Pompeii Man’s DNA Rises From the Ancient Ashes of Vesuvius
Genetic material recovered from a 1st-century Pompeii man reveals a spinal disorder and ancestral links to Anatolia.
Vesuvius Victim May Shed Light on Ancient Rome
Archaeologists found the remains of a person buried at Herculaneum in the eruption of 79 A.D., and hope that with modern technology it will yield fresh insights.
Remains of Two Killed in Vesuvius Eruption Are Discovered at Pompeii
Archaeologists tentatively identified the pair as a wealthy landowner and a younger enslaved person, both of whom were killed in the 79 A.D. eruption.
Ancient Purebred Horse With Bronze-Plated Saddle Is Discovered in Pompeii
The horse is the latest treasure unearthed from the city buried by pumice and ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.