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Pompeii victims died in 'extreme agony,' 2 newfound skeletons reveal

Archaeologists have found the skeletons of a man and a woman, along with their valuables, in a room in Pompeii.

LiveScience

Madonna to celebrate 66th birthday with a visit to the famed archaeological site at Pompeii

Madonna will celebrate her 66th birthday with a private evening tour of the famed Italian archaeological site at Pompeii

The Independent UK

Pompeii officials dismiss rumours of a Madonna ‘mega’ birthday party after it sparked outrage

Whispers of Madonna’s lavish 500-guest birthday party among the famous excavations have been spreading

The Independent UK

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The ruins of Pompeii have revealed two more tragic volcano victims

The latest victims discovered had chosen a small room as a refuge

The Independent UK

British tourist faces €60,000 fine after carving daughters’ initials into wall of Pompeii house

The unidentified man scrawled letters onto the House of the Vestals

The Independent UK

British tourist sparks outrage after scrawling family’s initials on world heritage site in Pompeii

The 37-year-old was reported to Italian authorities for defacing the Domus of the Vestals

Evening Standard

Pompeii skeletons suggest earthquakes piled on cataclysmic destruction from volcanic eruption

Ancient Roman city was destroyed by eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79AD

The Independent UK

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Earthquakes, Not Just Volcanic Ash, A Pompeii Killer: Research

Victims who perished in Pompeii after the devastating 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius may have been killed by a simultaneous earthquake, according to new research published on Thursday.

International Business Times

Evidence of more than 200 survivors of Mount Vesuvius eruption discovered in ancient Roman records

After Mount Vesuvius erupted, survivors from the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum fled, starting new lives elsewhere.

LiveScience

Archaeologists discover ‘extremely violent’ drawings by children in Pompeii

The sketches are bleived to depict events the children had witnessed, rather than imagined

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: ‘items of interest’ found in Samantha Murphy search; News Corp restructure revealed; and Pompeii’s gladiator drawings

Detectives scoured areas of Ballarat on Wednesday in search for missing woman’s body

The Guardian - AU

Drawings depicting gladiators among latest discoveries at Pompeii

Charcoal graffiti believed to have been sketched by children among latest discoveries at ancient Roman city

The Guardian - UK

As it happened: Breakaway has its day on stage 10 as Pogačar saves energy

Valentin Paret-Peintre wins summit finish to Bocca della Selva ahead of Romain Bardet and Jan Tratnik

Cycling News

Plato's burial place finally revealed after AI deciphers ancient scroll carbonized in Mount Vesuvius eruption

Researchers used AI to decipher an ancient papyrus that includes details about where Greek philosopher is buried.

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TV tonight: the return of jaw-dropping true crime story The Jinx

The shocking case of Robert Durst continues in a sequel documentary. Plus: life and death in Pompeii. Here’s what to watch this evening

LiveScience

'You could almost see and smell their world': Remnants of 'Britain's Pompeii' reveal details of life in Bronze Age village

Archaeologists are studying a Bronze Age village built on stilts to better understand the lifestyles of the people who lived there.

The Guardian - UK

Archaeologists find Pompeii fresco depicting Greek mythological siblings

Phrixus and Helle are depicted in vibrant colours with exquisite artistry in remarkable discovery

The Guardian - UK

AI helps scholars read scroll buried when Vesuvius erupted in AD79

Researchers used AI to read letters on papyrus scroll damaged by the blast of heat, ash and pumice that destroyed Pompeii

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Priceless remains from Pompeii discovered in Belgian home

A marble bas-relief that decorated the home of a Belgian family for almost 50 years has turned out to be a 2,000-year-old relic from Pompeii, the ancient Roman city near Italy's Mount Vesuvius.

The Guardian - UK

Nativity-style statuettes found at Pompeii said to suggest pagan ritual

Thirteen sculptures, which include human forms, appear to pay tribute to cult goddess Cybele and her tragic love, Attis

The Independent UK

Pompeii's ancient art of textile dyeing is revived to show another side of life before eruption

A new project inside the Pompeii archaeological site is reviving ancient textile dyeing techniques to show another side of daily life before the city was destroyed by a volcano in 79 A.D. The inspiration comes from frescoes unearthed inside the archaeological site that show winged cupids gathering grapes for various…

International Business Times

Archaeologists Discover 'Prison Bakery' In Ancient Pompeii

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a "prison bakery" where slaves and blindfolded donkeys were kept locked up underground to grind grain for bread, officials said this week.

The Independent UK

Archeologists unearth ancient bakery ‘prison’ in Pompeii

Small windows barred with iron expose the ‘brute violence’ slaves were subjected to in the historic city

The Guardian - UK

Archaeologists unearth ‘most shocking example of Roman slavery’ at Pompeii

Cramped bakery with barred windows believed to be where enslaved people were forced to work

LiveScience

More than 3,000 Roman coins and gems unearthed at 'magical place' in northern Italy

During ongoing excavations at Claterna, an ancient Roman site in Italy known as the "Pompeii of the North," archaeologists unearthed 3,000 coins and 50 gems.

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