Long-held beliefs about ancient residents of Pompeii debunked by DNA testing
An international study has found assumptions on the sex and relationships of individuals found in the ruins of the ancient ...
New genetic study debunks long-held assumptions about Pompeii's tragic figures
The study debunked several stories from 'the house of the golden bracelet', where an assumed mother and child were found. It ...
New DNA evidence at Pompeii reveals surprises about identities of Vesuvius eruption victims
They hoped to determine the sex, ancestry and genetic relationships between the victims. There were several surprises in "the house of the golden bracelet," the dwelling where the assumed mother and ...
El País in English14h
DNA rewrites the history of Pompeii: The woman with the bracelet was a man and unrelated to the child on her lap
Genetic material has uncovered the sex and relationships of some of the most iconic victims of the Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD ...
The truth behind Pompeii victims as new DNA analysis shows who they really were
New DNA evidence has been released showing that the victims of the 79AD Pompeii disaster are not who we originally thought ...
Interesting Engineering14h
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 ...
studyfinds11h
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 ...
The Associated Press on MSN15h
New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
They hoped to determine the sex, ancestry and genetic relationships between the victims. There were several surprises in “the ...
Sky News on MSN11h
Pompeii DNA evidence suggests victims not as they seemed
Using DNA taken from fragmented skeletal remains, they concluded an adult holding a child and wearing a golden bracelet, long ...
Ancient DNA leads to surprising discovery about Pompeii’s victims
“We were able to sample all four individuals from the group of the House of the Golden Bracelet, which was traditionally interpreted as a nuclear family. Two adults, which were interpreted as mother ...