4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1675+ words) The MAV, the Virtual Archaeological Museum of Herculaneum, brings Pompeii and Herculaneum back to life just before the eruption of 79 AD. It is located in Via IV Novembre 44, a few steps from the Herculaneum excavations. It is one of Italy's…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (340+ words) Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced the find on social media alongside a second discovery from this year’s campaign: a head of Eros, the Greek god of desire — a figure familiar to English speakers mainly through his Roman counterpart, Cupid — carved…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (835+ words) Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Pompeiopolis in northern Türkiye have uncovered approximately 105 square meters of remarkably well-preserved floor mosaics, while a second discovery — the marble head of Eros dating back around 1,800 years — is offering a glimpse into a…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (473+ words) A well-preserved floor mosaic covering about 105 square meters and dating back to the fourth century A.D. has been uncovered at the ancient city of Pompeiopolis in northern Türkiye, while excavations have also brought to light an Eros head from the second…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (480+ words) That destruction, though, belongs to the final phase of the Iberian city — centuries after the head was carved. It’s the reason Libisosa has kept archaeologists busy for nearly thirty years: few sites its size have yielded this volume of material....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (245+ words) Imagine it's the future. Paleographers at Harvard III University (New Earth) today announced a major breakthrough in their ongoing attempt to decipher the so-called "Trump Stone," an enigmatic series of seemingly unrelated messages inscribed on magnetic media. Kacey Musgraves Welcomes…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (312+ words) Deal | A second chance for Pompeii: Historical city builder under $10 for the first time on Steam Notebookcheck Just about everyone has probably heard of Pompeii. The ancient settlement was located at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, which erupted catastrophically in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (442+ words) More than 20 plaster casts of victims who died in the catastrophic volcano eruption in Pompeii went on display for the first time Thursday in a permanent exhibition. The casts, which scholars call “imprints of pain,” dramatically capture the position each…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (995+ words) Square holes in Pompeii's northern walls may be the only battlefield evidence of the polybolos, a rapid-fire dart launcher used in 89 BC. The ash that buried Pompeii in 79 AD did more than preserve frescoes, bakeries, and the dead. It is…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (360+ words) Until November 30, 2026, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii hosts a multi-venue exhibition by Philip Colbert, the British artist considered Andy Warhol's heir. Over thirty monumental sculptures of his iconic alter ego, The Lobster, will populate the excavations and sites of the…...