Archaeologists in Pompeii have found the remains of a pregnant tortoise that had sought refuge in a home destroyed by an earthquake in 62AD, only to be covered by volcanic ash and rock when Mount Vesuvius erupted 17 years later.

Pompeii is experiencing the makings of a rebirth after decades of neglect. Within just a few hours in AD 79, it was turned from a vibrant city into an ash-embalmed wasteland, smothered by a furious volcanic eruption.

Archaeologists in Pompeii excavating a villa amid the ruins of the 79AD volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient city have discovered a cramped dormitory and storage room that offers “a very rare insight into the daily life of slaves”, officials ...

Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy have announced the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot.

The skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his slave fleeing the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago have been discovered in Pompeii, officials at the archaeological park said.