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DNA analysis upends long-held assumptions about Pompeii victims' final moments

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who…
Researchers uncovered four Pompeiian victims in a house that were all believed to be part of one family. They initially thought two of the bodies was a woman with a child on her hip (pictured), but the DNA testing revealed the adult was an unrelated male

New DNA analysis of Pompeii victims reveals shocking truth about who they really were

New DNA evidence from corpses buried in Pompeii is rewriting the narratives about…
Things That Don't Make Sense About The Disaster Of Pompeii

Things That Don't Make Sense About The Disaster Of Pompeii

Vincent Parkes/Shutterstock Before Pompeii became a historic site, the bustling…
What Happened To The Bodies From Pompeii?

What Happened To The Bodies From Pompeii?

It took a precise sequence of events to grant us the casts…

Tragic discovery made in Pompeii under shadow of towering volcano

The remains of three new Pompeii victims have been unearthed beneath the…
Archeologists in Italy unearth ancient dolphin statuette

Archeologists in Italy unearth ancient dolphin statuette

Excavations in southern Italy have unearthed terracotta bullheads and a figurine of…