Pompeii, the ancient Roman city frozen in time by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., has revealed yet another incredible archaeological treasure. Researchers recently uncovered a ...

The shrine, known as a lararium, was found set into the wall of a house ... and paintings is remarkable when you think about the utter devastation that befell Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago. When ...

There has been a chilling new Pompeii discovery that has revealed the true horror of the volcanic explosion. For one local Italian family, it was a day just like any other. Food was being prepared ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD buried Pompeii and Herculaneum, preserving Roman life in ash. Recent discoveries, including exotic animal bones, vitrified brains, erotic art, and children ...

Archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in 70 AD, unearthed a private bathhouse built over 2,000 years ago, officials said Friday. The discovery includes sumptuous ...

In one room, a lararium was discovered, a space dedicated to the lares, the household gods, which featured three snakes — two in relief and one painted. Snakes were a common symbol in Pompeii, nearly ...

The Pompeii archaeological park announced the ... Mount Vesuvius are still present in the family shrine, known as the 'lararium.' Among the objects were a colorless ceramic incense burner with ...

Nestled within the bustling Pompeii Archaeological Park ... Archaeologists discovered a household shrine, or lararium, where offerings were made to deities. Among the artifacts found were ceramic ...

Some of the houses of Pompeii were destroyed when Mount Vesuvius ... characterised at the entrance by the presence of a small lararium (domestic altar) with a rich painted decoration with plant ...

Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount ... before the eruption still remain at the household shrine, known as a lararium. “We have archaeologists, restorers, archaeobotanists here ...