Latest international blockbuster at National Museum of Australia takes visitors on a journey to famous ancient city with incredible large-scale ...

This bucket list-worthy attraction in Italy is popular for good reason, but the growing number of tourists had led to a need ...

Pompeii remained buried until its rediscovery in the 18th century. The most astounding discovery of the excavations that followed were the cavities in the hardened ash that had been left behind by ...

while Pompeii, which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was preserved by the volcano's ash. It was not rediscovered until 1748.

In 1599, Pompeii was accidentally rediscovered during construction of a canal. Serious excavations began in 1748 and are still ongoing, making Pompeii the longest-continually-excavated site in the ...

In 1599, Pompeii was accidentally rediscovered during construction of a canal. Serious excavations began in 1748 and are still ongoing, making Pompeii the longest-continually-excavated site in the ...

In 1599, Pompeii was accidentally rediscovered during construction of a canal. Serious excavations began in 1748 and are still ongoing, making Pompeii the longest continually-excavated site in the ...

Pompeii’s lost lives preserved in ashes When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, the entire town of Pompeii was buried under layers of ash, killing everyone in its path. The site was lost to history ...

Pompeii was a prosperous Roman town that was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. Great Zimbabwe, an abandoned city, was thought to be the capital of a late Iron Age civilization in the 13th ...