2,000-year-old Vesuvius eruption that buried Pompeii helps scientists date Earth’s history more precisely
A new study has made argon-argon dating more precise by using the well-recorded eruption of Mount Vesuvius in…
Scientists burn their own scrolls to help read 2,000-year-old Herculaneum papyri
X-ray scans and artificial intelligence could help researchers read more Herculaneum scrolls without opening them. Tiny amounts of…
Decade-long mystery of the Beachy Head Woman resolved by DNA study
For over a decade, a Roman-era skeleton uncovered in southern England has been the subject of debate surrounding…