Pompeii was covered in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, killing everyone in its path and burying the area. The town ...

New DNA analysis of skeletal remains from Pompeii reveals that victims of Vesuvius’s eruption have been wrongly identified.

New DNA evidence challenges the story of Pompeii's Two Maidens, once thought to be female relatives, scientists now call them ...

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Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

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Researchers have revealed the truth about Pompeii’s history and societal structure thanks to ancient DNA analyses.

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Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ... ancestry and sex. When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, the volcano ...