DNA evidence rewrites histories for people buried in volcanic eruption in ancient Pompeii
In 79 CE, the active volcanic system in southern Italy known as Somma-Vesuvius erupted, burying the small Roman town of ...
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 ...
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New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
But new DNA evidence suggests things were not as they seem — and these prevailing interpretations come from looking at the ...
Nature8h
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.
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 ...
New Scientist on MSN8h
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 ...
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 ...
Science Daily2h
DNA evidence rewrites story of people buried in Pompeii eruption
Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected variations in gender and ...
Interesting Engineering8h
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 ...
Telegram5h
Testimony: DNA found at scene of quadruple homicide matches Mathew Locke, and his cousin
Montgomery said the DNA from Sara and Madison was tested against more than 15 people’s DNA profiles, including Locke, his ...
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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 ...
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Ancient DNA leads to surprising discovery about Pompeii’s victims
In 79 AD, Italy’s Mount Vesuvius exploded, raining ash and volcanic debris down on the city of Pompeii and its tens of ...