A new study published today in the journal Science Advances reports that the argon-argon dating method calibrated with that August 24, 79 CE is now even more precise. Argon-argon dating measures the ...
Hello. I'm Noko, a traveler.I am currently on my third trip around the world.During my 5-night (4 full days) stay in Naples, ...
Researchers examine lost scrolls discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, in this clip from Season 3, Episode 7, "Mysterious Tombs." ...
Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pompeii was a bustling city located in what is now southern Italy. But in the summer of A.D. 79, the nearby Mount Vesuvius volcano erupted. It spewed smoke and toxic gas 20 ...
Hello, we are A and O, currently traveling around the world. This time, we are sharing our day trip to the Pompeii ...
Pompeii wasn't just buried in ash and forgotten for centuries until the 16th century. Archaeologists say new findings support the idea that people resettled among the ruins of the Roman city after ...
Scientists used the precisely recorded 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius to recalibrate argon-argon dating, reducing uncertainty for a nearly 2,000-year-old volcanic event to just 13 years. The new ...
Tourists walk inside the Pompeii archaeological site in southern Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. In a few horrible hours, Pompeii went from being a vibrant city to a dead one, smothered by a furious ...