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 violent eruption of the Somma-Vesuvius volcanic system engulfed the Roman town of Pompeii. This massive eruption trapped its inhabitants beneath a thick layer of volcanic ash, and led to the preservation of many bodies.
Analysis of ancient DNA from the ashen casts of Pompeii victims changes presumed relationships between them, and reveals the ...
People have long projected stories onto the poignant casts of Pompeii’s victims. A new study uses ancient DNA analysis to ...
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 ...
In 79 A.D., a volcanic eruption engulfed a town’s residents. They weren’t all who scientists thought, newly extracted genetic ...
A paper on 14 victims from Pompeii describes how DNA analysis shows a different story behind the relationships of the ...
Some of the victims buried in Pompeii following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius have been wrongly identified, new evidence ...
Until now, scientists largely attributed the unique preservation of these fossils to a series of sudden, violent volcanic ...
Some of the most famous and best-preserved dinosaur fossils were thought to have been suspended in time due to a massive ...
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