Just like the aging of a fine wine, the domestication of grapevines throughout Italy was a pretty slow process. One of the ...

Hot cross buns have long heralded the start of Easter in the western world, with the marked cross on top a symbol of ...

As an archaeologist, I understand that the darkened layer left when fire sweeps through a city draws a sharp line in time ...

Herculaneum city administrator Dusty Hosna resigned on Feb. 4. Jaskiewicz has been hired as his replacement, starting April ...

Italy’s famous Amalfi Coast is home to 13 towns, but let’s be honest – you’ll only stay in a handful of those. Positano and Amalfi for sure. Praiano maybe? Is Ravello more of a day trip? And it would ...

An attic fire April 21 led to enough damage that it displaced two residents and numerous pets until repairs can be made to a ...

There's still a lot left to learn when it comes to ancient history, and scientists are still finding locations long since ...

Scans of 18 ancient papyri that were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius look ‘very promising’, and there are plans to ...