Archaeologists have uncovered ancient footprints in Italy’s Salerno province, revealing the desperate escape of Pompeii inhabitants from an earlier eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 3,000 years ago.

Mount Vesuvius, the infamous volcano that looms over the Bay of Naples, is a destination that captivates travelers with its ...

Near the footprint site, archaeologists uncovered burials in tombs covered with tuff slabs, some engraved with decorations.

Archaeologists in Italy found footprints of Pompeii inhabitants, revealing a dramatic flight from a bronze age Mount Vesuvius ...

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, is one of the most significant ...

An immersive new exhibition in Australia uses artifacts, sounds and projections to recreate the ancient Roman city ...

Once Vesuvius erupted, there was no escape for the residents of Pompeii, whose last hours on earth were nothing short of ...

Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow. Mount Vesuvius ...

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 ...

Most of the burials belong to children. Before Pompeii: Footprints of villagers fleeing ancient Mount Vesuvius eruption discovered in Salerno. (photo credit: Superintendency of Archaeology ...

Groundbreaking research reveals new details of how the deadly Mount Vesuvius destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in ...