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Tag: Pompeii (Italy)

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When, Exactly, Did Mount Vesuvius Erupt?

June 23, 2022ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on When, Exactly, Did Mount Vesuvius Erupt?

From tracing ashes to Greece to analyzing autumnal fruit found in Pompeii, a new study places the eruption in October, not August.

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A Pompeii Man’s DNA Rises From the Ancient Ashes of Vesuvius

May 26, 2022Franz LidzComments Off on 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.

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Snail, Fish and Sheep Soup, Anyone? Savory New Finds at Pompeii

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on Snail, Fish and Sheep Soup, Anyone? Savory New Finds at Pompeii

The ancient site is the archaeological gift that keeps on giving. A food shop excavated this month suggests that its ancient residents had singular culinary tastes.

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Remains of Two Killed in Vesuvius Eruption Are Discovered at Pompeii

November 21, 2020ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on 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.

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Italy Wants Its Tourists Back, Unless They Sit on the Statues

August 19, 2020ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on Italy Wants Its Tourists Back, Unless They Sit on the Statues

Damaged treasures and broken rules have put the spotlight on the country’s fragile cultural heritage, and the need to better educate visitors.

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Archaeologists in Pompeii Find Fresco of Narcissus in ‘Extraordinary’ Condition

February 14, 2019ALAN YUHASComments Off on Archaeologists in Pompeii Find Fresco of Narcissus in ‘Extraordinary’ Condition

In a home where researchers had found a fresco depicting Leda and the swan, a team has unearthed a remarkably well-preserved depiction of another famous myth.

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Ancient Purebred Horse With Bronze-Plated Saddle Is Discovered in Pompeii

December 26, 2018December 27, 2018PALKO KARASZComments Off on 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.

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Leda and the Swan: A Fresco Comes to Life in Pompeii Excavation

November 25, 2018November 25, 2018ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on Leda and the Swan: A Fresco Comes to Life in Pompeii Excavation

An expensive excavation campaign to shore up an at-risk area of the city is a constant font of archaeological discoveries.

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