Pompeii history didn’t end with the eruption
August 12, 2025
New evidence indicates that at least some survivors and others re-occupied parts of the doomed city
New evidence indicates that at least some survivors and others re-occupied parts of the doomed city
With steadily rising visitor numbers—over 36,000 on a single day in October—Italian officials are worried abut damage
To paraphrase an old sign: Take nothing but pictures…leave nothing but shadows. Here, two travelers (PHeymont and JHeymont) share a moment with the Roman pavements of Pompeii, in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.
Photo of Must Farm from Cambridge Archaeological Unit Archaeologists uncovered what they call Britain’s “Pompeii.” They discovered these Bronze age circular houses ( dated 1000-800 BC) at
Three frescoes, missing from Pompeii since 1957 have turned up in the U.S., and been returned to Italy. They are part of a larger trove; a number of other pieces have already been recovered. These three apparently spent the past almost-60 years…
New evidence indicates that at least some survivors and others re-occupied parts of the doomed city
With steadily rising visitor numbers—over 36,000 on a single day in October—Italian officials are worried abut damage
To paraphrase an old sign: Take nothing but pictures…leave nothing but shadows. Here, two travelers (PHeymont and JHeymont) share a moment with the Roman pavements of Pompeii, in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.
Photo of Must Farm from Cambridge Archaeological Unit Archaeologists uncovered what they call Britain’s “Pompeii.” They discovered these Bronze age circular houses
Three frescoes, missing from Pompeii since 1957 have turned up in the U.S., and been returned to Italy. They are part of a larger trove; a number of other pieces have already been recovered. These three apparently spent the past almost-60 years…