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Pompeii Unveils AI Reconstruction of Man Who Tried to Flee Vesuvius

The rollout signals a push for strict, expert-led use of AI in archaeology.

Papyrus of Homer's Iliad Found Inside Roman-Era Mummy at Oxyrhynchus

Pompeii Incense Study Finds Burned Wine and Imported Resin

Study Finds Exotic Elemi Resin and Wine Traces in Pompeii Home Altars

Chemical Traces in Roman Glass Bottle Offer First Physical Proof of Feces-Based Medicine

Ancient Vial Yields First Material Proof of Roman Feces-Based Medicine

Digital Imaging Reveals 79 New Inscriptions on Pompeii’s Theatre Corridor

Early Pompeii Baths Used Dirty Well Water Until Aqueduct Transformed Supply

Vindolanda Study Detects Giardia in Roman Britain for the First Time

Vindolanda Latrine Study Finds Worms and First Giardia in Roman Britain

Giardia Confirmed in Roman Britain as Vindolanda Sewers Reveal Soldier Parasites

Heavy Wool on Pompeii Victims Found in New Analysis as Eruption-Date Dispute Continues

Researchers Publish Most Detailed Open Map of Roman Roads, Spanning 299,171 Kilometers

New Digital Atlas Maps 299,171 Kilometers of Roman Roads

Itiner-e Launch Maps 299,000 Kilometers of Roman Roads

Study Identifies Seven Men in Croatian Well as Likely Roman Soldiers From A.D. 260 Clash

Roman-Era Treasure Unearthed in Burned House at Histria on Romania’s Black Sea Coast

New Excavations Confirm Centuries-Long Settlement in Post-Vesuvius Pompeii Ruins

Pompeii: Life in the City Debuts on Channel 5 with Baked Eggs and Human Remains

Pompeii Excavation Reveals Final Moments of Family in House of Helle and Phrixus