A woman who said she was diagnosed with breast cancer after stealing artifacts from Pompeii said she hadn't' known about "the curse," referencing a myth that stealing from the site brings bad luck.

Editor’s note: this article includes a photograph of a plaster cast of a person who died at Pompeii. Bits of human bone recovered from Pompeii, Italy, have yielded DNA from people who died ...

A new genetic analysis of 14 bodies recovered from Pompeii is casting doubt on some of the initial interpretations of their identities before the cataclysmic volcanic eruption. A team of ...

The ash spewed by the volcano coated the bodies of people and animals and encased buildings, monuments, mosaics, frescoes, sculptures and other artifacts in Pompeii and other surrounding towns.

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