An ancient beach buried by the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago — 79 AD — on Wednesday (June 19) was reopened to the public after extensive restoration.

Ancient Herculaneum beach buried by Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago reopened after extensive restoration

When the eruption of Mount Vesuvius reached Herculaneum in AD79, it was found that it buried the Roman town in ash and pumice and burned hundreds of antique scrolls in the library.

Researchers 'virtually unwrap' ancient scrolls charred by Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD

Archaeologists at Pompeii on Tuesday found two new skeletons of male victims who possibly perished during the earthquake that accompanied mega eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.

Archaeologists find two new skeletons of males at excavation site in Pompeii

In a first, scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of Pompeii's victims from the remains of a man and woman buried who were buried when the Roman city was engulfed in volcanic ash.

Scientists successfully sequence genome of Pompeii's victims for the first time

The intense heat from the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 had ''turned a victim's brain into glass'' according to new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Heat from eruption of Mount Vesuvius 'turned victim's brained to glass'

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Ancient Herculaneum beach buried by Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago reopened after extensive restoration

Researchers 'virtually unwrap' ancient scrolls charred by Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD

Archaeologists find two new skeletons of males at excavation site in Pompeii

Scientists successfully sequence genome of Pompeii's victims for the first time

Heat from eruption of Mount Vesuvius 'turned victim's brained to glass'