October 20, 2015 2,300-year-old village discovered in Israel Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered the remains of an ancient rural town that was occupied 2,300 years ago.
January 13, 2015 Pompeii exhibition brings doomed town to life Pompeii is the little Roman town that became a byword for sudden, violent death -- but a new exhibition at the British Museum wants it to be equally famous for raucous, exuberant life.
January 13, 2015 Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum Pompeii is the little Roman town that became a byword for sudden, violent death. A new exhibition at the British Museum -- which opens Thursday and runs to Sept. 29 -- wants it to be equally famous for raucous, exuberant.
January 13, 2015 Vatican archaeology: Digging history beneath St. Peter's Six decades ago, an extraordinary effort was undertaken far from the ornate public realms of the Vatican: Workers meticulously excavated the tombs and other long-sealed, centuries-old chambers beneath St. Peter's. See all the photos at Life.com.