Pompeii bakery: Two skeletons found in Pompeii bakery may hold key to mystery of volcanic eruption hidden for nearly 2,000 years | World News

Pompeii bakery: Two skeletons found in Pompeii bakery may hold key to mystery of volcanic eruption hidden for nearly 2,000 years | World News

In a bakery in ancient Pompeii, bread production not only stopped, but continued. It freezes. Archaeologists working at the House of Chastity have recently discovered something that complicates the familiar panic and ash-filled silence: two animals trapped beneath the collapsed chamber, still maintaining their posture as if the day would go on. The Archaeological Park … Read more

Pompeii’s mysterious 2,000-year-old jars finally revealed via 3D scans: how the Romans built them, and why their function remains a mystery | World News

Pompeii's mysterious 2,000-year-old jars finally revealed via 3D scans: how the Romans built them, and why their function remains a mystery | World News

In the ancient ruins of Pompeii, time feels eerily still. After the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, streets, houses and small shops remained frozen. Of the many finds scattered throughout the site, one of the most puzzling is a set of ceramic jars built directly onto the stone counter inside a Roman tavern. … Read more