Pompeii, DNA

DNA From Pompeii Victims Reveals Surprising Relationships Amidst the Chaos
A handful of people in Pompeii that were killed by the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 are not who experts thought they were, according to a team of researchers that recently collected DNA from the individuals’ remains. The team’s findings ...
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 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the city in ash. There’s a family of four — including a mother holding a child on her hip. Two sisters are caught in an eternal ...
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
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.
Pompeii DNA Overturns Long-Held Assumptions About Its Victims
The devastation of Pompeii by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE is one of the best-recorded disasters in human history. The ash and pumice that rained down preserved traces of the dying where they fell,
DNA reveals new stories about Pompeii’s victims
This new study probed the DNA evidence that has been taken from some of these bodies. The team used the same strontium isotopes that were used to date the DNA samples to get a better understanding of the diversity and origins of Pompeii’s residents.
DNA rewrites history of Pompeii victims buried in volcanic eruption centuries ago
Researchers have studied the DNA preserved in the skeletal remains of Pompeii volcanic eruption victims. In 79 CE, the ...
New DNA evidence at Pompeii reveals surprises about identities of Vesuvius eruption victims
When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made ...
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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.
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Dinosaurs discovered in ‘Chinese Pompeii’ actually died in extremely boring ways
Until now, scientists largely attributed the unique preservation of these fossils to a series of sudden, violent volcanic ...