An ancient-DNA analysis of victims in Pompeii who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption reveals some unusual relations between the ...
In 79 AD, Italy’s Mount Vesuvius exploded, raining ash and volcanic debris down on the city of Pompeii and its tens of ...
Analysis of ancient DNA from the ashen casts of Pompeii victims changes presumed relationships between them, and reveals the ...
After Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the Roman city in 79 A.D., bodies buried in mud and ash eventually decomposed, leaving spaces where they used to be. Casts were created from the voids in the ...
Plaster casts of Pompeii’s victims preserve moments of human connection as the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the ...
New DNA evidence from the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii reveal that many of the presumptuous narratives about the ...
The sex and ancestry of five people who died in the eruption are revealed by genetic material embedded in the casts.
A paper on 14 victims from Pompeii describes how DNA analysis shows a different story behind the relationships of the ...
DNA analysis at Pompeii did more than challenge assumptions about family ties; it also revealed the diverse ancestry of ...
On August 24, 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted and encased the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in ash. Today, the city is a time ...
When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for centuries.