Researchers analysed the amphorae and have estimated that they ... the canal was supposedly built after Sulla's siege of Pompeii during the Social War (91-87 BC), a conflict between the Roman ...

MORE: Pompeii Discovery: Pre-Roman Tomb Found at ... Objects discovered in the room include 15 transport amphorae, or large vases, along with a set of bronze objects consisting of two jugs and ...

It dates from about the 1st or 2nd Century BC and was found laden with hundreds of amphorae - a type of Roman terracotta jar. The pottery was found mostly intact, the Carabinieri police's art ...

One was probably a man of high status, and the other his slave, officials at the Pompeii archaeological park said. They "were perhaps seeking refuge" from the eruption "when they were swept away ...

Detail of one of the frescoes discovered in Pompeii. Credit: Parco Archeologico di Pompei Furthermore, the excavation of a service area at the back of the establishment has been completed. This space ...

Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

Excavation activities continue at the Pompeii sites even during the Christmas ... largely used for the storage of amphorae and other containers for cooking and preserving food, which emerged ...