Chemical records preserved in Pompeii’s public baths show how polluted well water shaped Roman bathing before aqueducts arrived.

The city of Pompeii was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have now reconstructed the city's water supply system based on ...

Limescale deposits in the buried city's wells, pipes, and bathing facilities show hygienic conditions were poor, say scientists. Pompeii was Pompeii was covered in several feet of volcanic ash, pumice ...

This handout picture released by the Parco Archeologico di Pompei on January 17, 2025 shows a private thermal baths complex discovered by archaeologists The hall and spa are part of a grand villa ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said ...

Archaeologists have been given a new insight into what life in Pompeii was like after discovering a spa-like complex that has been described as a “once-in-a-century” find. What is thought to be one of ...

ROME (AP) — Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in 70 AD, has unearthed a new treasure -- a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago, decorated with sumptuous mosaics and equipped ...

Ancient Romans socialized, bathed, read, and gossiped in elaborate bath complexes, with water sometimes supplied by their famed aqueducts. Such facilities have been discovered as far as Croatia and ...

This handout picture released by the Parco Archeologico di Pompei on January 17, 2025 shows a private thermal baths complex discovered by archaeologists - Copyright ...