Jewelry, homes and other clues hinted at relationships. DNA reveals something different.

Herculaneum, a town on the Bay of Naples that was buried beneath volcanic ash when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, has only been partially excavated. Some buildings stand open to the sky; others, such as ...

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Archaeologists discovered a series of ancient frescoes among the ruins of Pompeii, officials said. The artwork — which ...

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Although concert movies featuring classical music debuted during the early days of cinema, it wasn’t until the rock-and-roll ...

which remains trapped beneath a layer of ash thousands of years after Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in AD 79 doomed the Roman town. Genetic traces collected from the bones of victims showed that what ...