Pompeii victims aren't who we thought they were, DNA analysis reveals
An ancient-DNA analysis of victims in Pompeii who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption reveals some unusual relations between the people who died together.
Pompeii DNA evidence leads to surprising new discovery about victims
We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. In 79 AD, Italy’s Mount Vesuvius exploded, raining ash and volcanic debris down on the city of Pompeii and its tens of thousands of residents. In mere ...
DNA From Pompeii Victims Reveals Surprising Relationships Amidst the Chaos
Analysis of ancient DNA from the ashen casts of Pompeii victims changes presumed relationships between them, and reveals the port city's socioeconomic and geographic diversity.
First DNA from Pompeii body casts illuminates who victims were
The sex and ancestry of five people who died in the eruption are revealed by genetic material embedded in the casts.
New DNA evidences rewrites the stories of preserved Pompeii victims
Plaster casts made of victims' bodies appeared to show a mother holding a child and women embracing - but new research has revealed not all is what it seems. | ITV National News
New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for centuries.
Ancient DNA may rewrite everything we know about Pompeii’s eruption victims
Shocking DNA evidence finds that the identities of bodies at Pompeii are completely different than what scientists have thought for year.
With DNA, Pompeii Narratives Take a Twist
In 79 A.D., a volcanic eruption engulfed a town’s residents. They weren’t all who scientists thought, newly extracted genetic material suggests.
DNA reveals new stories about Pompeii’s victims
A new genetic analysis of 14 bodies recovered from Pompeii is casting doubt on some of the initial interpretations of their identities before the cataclysmic volcanic eruption. A team of archaeologists and geneticists used a new genomic analysis to find out more about who these individuals were.
DNA analysis rewrites the stories of people buried in Pompeii
Genetic analysis of five individuals preserved as plaster casts in the ruins of Pompeii contradicts established beliefs about the people and their relationships
Pompeii DNA evidence suggests victims not as they seemed
Some of the victims buried in Pompeii following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius have been wrongly identified, new evidence suggests.
New DNA evidence proves popular narratives about Pompeii victims are entirely false: study
New DNA evidence from the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii reveal that many of the presumptuous narratives about the ...
Science is revealing the true stories of Pompeii’s victims beneath the ash
Plaster casts of Pompeii’s victims preserve moments of human connection as the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried ...
New DNA evidence at Pompeii reveals surprises about identities of Vesuvius eruption victims
After Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the Roman city in 79 A.D., bodies buried in mud and ash eventually decomposed, leaving spaces where they used to be. Casts were created from the voids in ...
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We’ve Been Wrong About the Pompeii Victims All Along
A paper on 14 victims from Pompeii describes how DNA analysis shows a different story behind the relationships of the ...
WATCH: New DNA results questions long-time assumptions regarding Pompeii victims
Following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, destroying the Roman city in 79 A.D., bodies buried in mud and ash eventually ...
Long-held beliefs about ancient residents of Pompeii debunked by DNA testing
An international study has found assumptions on the sex and relationships of individuals found in the ruins of the ancient ...
New genetic study debunks long-held assumptions about Pompeii's tragic figures
In a stunning revelation, DNA analysis has uncovered fresh insights into the victims of Pompeii. The catastrophic eruption in ...