In the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii, houses, frescos, and artifacts have been preserved for visitors to observe. They ...

A new study— published in Current Biology by a team of researchers at Harvard University and the Archaeological Park of ...

Drawing on multiple studies demonstrating that it is possible to retrieve DNA from both human and animal remains in Pompeii, ...

This new study probed the DNA evidence that has been taken from some of these bodies. The team used the same strontium ...

In the ruins of Pompeii, visitors aren’t only able to see the houses, frescos and artifacts of the ancient city’s people.

Genetic analysis of five individuals preserved as plaster casts in the ruins of Pompeii contradicts established beliefs about ...

A study published Thursday retold some famous stories about Pompeii citizens before they died from the eruption of Mount ...

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In mere minutes, the giant cloud of ash and gases killed an estimated 2,000 people, many of whom were unearthed more than a ...

Shocking DNA evidence finds that the identities of bodies at Pompeii are completely different than what scientists have ...

Researchers have studied the DNA preserved in the skeletal remains of Pompeii volcanic eruption victims. In 79 CE, the ...