A DNA Discovery Shatters the Truth About Pompeii’s Famous Victims
A new study— published in Current Biology by a team of researchers at Harvard University and the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy—asserts that ancient DNA taken from some of the victims challenges stories long told about those particular Pompeii citizens.
DNA Evidence Is Rewriting the Stories of Victims Who Perished in Pompeii Nearly 2,000 Years Ago
A new study has shattered historians' long-held assumptions about some of the people who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E.
Pompeii DNA study shatters myths about their ancient lives
Fourteen miles southeast of modern Naples lies Pompeii, a city frozen in time by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. What was once a bustling Roman town became a sprawling graveyard,
New DNA tests of Pompeii dead upend popular stories
Plaster casts of calcified Pompeii residents have long been used by archaeologists to tell the stories of the last, desperate moments of ancient Romans before they were buried and preserved in pyroclastic ash from Mount Vesuvius in A.
Pompeii's New DNA Analysis Challenges Centuries-Old Assumptions About Victims' Lives
A recent DNA study has upended long-held theories about the people who died in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, revealing unexpected details about the demographics and connections among the victims.
Student-led study reveals extraterrestrial explosions may blow hot and cold
Since the formation of Earth approximately 4.5 billion years ago, the convection and release of hot magma in its mantle layer ...
Life in Gladiator: This is what Pompeii, its streets and the Colosseum would have looked like before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius
Discover what life was like in Gladiator: this is what Pompeii, its streets and the Colosseum would have looked like before ...
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Tech Tuesday: DNA reveals misconceptions about life before Mount Vesuvius' eruption
Last week, with the use of DNA, researchers revealed that long-held assumptions missed the mark, providing tantalizing ...
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What Really Happened To The "Unluckiest Person In History" At Pompeii?
The body was first found to be of a male, likely around 30 years of age. At first, archaeologists believed that he had ...
Italy's ancient Pompeii park cracks down on daily visitors to combat overtourism
Pompeii Archaeological Park near Naples will set a limit on the amount of people who are visiting the ancient location after ...
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Pompeii Two Maidens Were Likely Gay Lovers, Scientists Claim
New DNA evidence challenges the story of Pompeii's Two Maidens, once thought to be female relatives, scientists now call them gay lovers.
Science is revealing the true stories of Pompeii’s victims beneath the ash
People have long projected stories onto the poignant casts of Pompeii’s victims. A new study uses ancient DNA analysis to ...
Pompeii implements new daily visitor limits to combat overtourism
The preserved Roman city of Pompeii will have new visitor limits to combat overtourism and protect the archeological park.
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‘Fragile’ Pompeii to cap daily tourist numbers at 20,000
The Roman archaeological site of Pompeii will limit the number of daily visitors after a steep rise in visitors. The Pompeii archaeological park plans to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day and ...