A thick layer of volcanic mud preserved Pompeii as it was in 79 CE, offering a unique glimpse into life in the Roman Empire.

Fourteen miles southeast of modern Naples lies Pompeii, a city frozen in time by the catastrophic ... once filled by bodies, ...

Picture: Archaeological Park of Pompeii This includes two bodies who were found clutching jewellery and coins and a younger man. What happened to Pompeii? Pompeii was once a very prosperous ...

A "once-in-a-century" find has been unearthed in Pompeii after lying hidden for 2,000 ... gas and ash - that ripped through the city. The bodies belonged to a high-class woman, between the ages ...

Ancient child grave was Africa's earliest funeral Bodies of rich man and slave discovered in Pompeii Vast Roman settlement found by HS2 archaeologists "It was all about the preservation of the ...

HISTORIANS have mapped out a minute-by-minute account of the final moments of Pompeii - as gas and ash ... the voids left by the bodies have been filled with plaster to recreate their final ...

a mosaic floor and stone benches Analysis of two skeletons discovered in the house also shows the horror faced by Pompeii's inhabitants when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79. The bodies belonged to ...

The remains of more than 1,000 victims have been found during excavations in Pompeii, including two bodies inside the private residence with the bathhouse - a woman, aged between 35-50 ...

In a one off landmark drama documentary for BBC One Dr Margaret Mountford presents Pompeii The Mystery Of The People Frozen In Time ...