St. Peter's Basilica contains his tomb... right? Why there's still some doubt
Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...
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Ancient DNA Challenges Stories Told About Pompeii Victims
The results, published Nov. 7 in Current Biology, reveal that some of the stories told for decades about the individuals’ ...
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 ...
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DNA evidence rewrites Pompeii’s ancient histories
DNA analysis at Pompeii did more than challenge assumptions about family ties; it also revealed the diverse ancestry of ...
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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 rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
Researchers also confirmed Pompeii citizens came from diverse backgrounds but mainly descended from eastern Mediterranean ...
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DNA Reveals True Stories of Pompeii Victims
In 79 CE, the active volcanic system in southern Italy known as Somma-Vesuvius erupted, burying the small Roman town of ...
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DNA Evidence Alters Pompeii Eruption Burial Tale
Study refutes previous assumptions and reveals the cosmopolitan origin of the inhabitants of PompeiiResearchers from the ...
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 ...
Science is revealing the true stories of Pompeii’s victims beneath the ash
Ancient DNA research has revealed that at the peak of the Roman Empire, many of Rome’s inhabitants were immigrants from the ...
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Astonishing Trove of Rare Roman Pottery Uncovered Beneath Sicilian Waters
It took over two years, but divers in Sicily finally scoured a shipwreck off the island's south shore, and found lots of ...
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22 Famous Leaders Who Changed History Forever
You don't have to be a prime minister, civil war general, Nobel Peace Prize laureate or founding father to learn the strengths of famous leaders and better your own life. You can learn a lot from the ...