Archeologists uncovered the remarkably preserved 'fresco' painting on a wall at a former private residence along Via di Nola, one of Pompeii's longest streets.
Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. Experts say the newly discovered frescoes are among the finest ever to emerge at the renowned archeological site.The works of art line the high walls of what was once a large banquet hall. The walls themselves were painted mostly black, and the figures on the frescoes appear to emerge from the shadows. Site director Dr. Gabriel...
Building to be reconstructed, masonry preserved.
Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79, the BBC reports. Archaeologists say the frescos are among the finest to be found in the ruins of the ancient site. Mythical Greek figures such as Helen of Troy are depicted …
Archaeologists unearth significant new paintings in the ancient Roman town buried by a volcano in AD79.
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‘Black room’ with frescoes inspired by Trojan war described as one of most striking discoveries ever made at site in southern ItalyA banquet room replete with well preserved frescoes depicting characters inspired by the Trojan war has been unearthed among the ruins of Pompeii in what has been described as one of the most striking discoveries ever made at the southern Italy archaeological site.The 15-metre-long, six-metre-wide room was found in a former private residence in Via di Nola, which was...
Ancient humans in South America may have kept foxes as pets, according to archaeologists.Their finding comes from excavations at a grave site in northwest Patagonia in Argentina, named Cañada Seca. Archaeologists had previously uncovered there several human remains from around A.D. 450, buried alongside animal companions.The grave consisted of 18 adults and six younger relatives, as well as dogs and the bones of a fox from the extinct species Dusicyon avus, according to a new paper in the online...
New wall paintings inspired by Ancient Greece, and especially the Trojan War, were discovered in Pompeii. The new archaeological excavations brought to light frescoes depicting Helen the Fair and Paris, as well as Cassandra with Apollo. The black room, the frescoes and their symbolism In more detail, a new room 15 meters long and 6 […]
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Émile Soleil's skull was found by a walker on March 30 'on a path between the Church and Chapel' of the rural Alpine village of Haut Vernet in southeastern France.