When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made ...
Pompeii with Vesuvius in the background. Credit:ElfQrin/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0 Researchers are using advanced ...
(CN) — In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii under layers of ash and freezing the lives of its people in time. This catastrophic event preserved the Roman town and its inhabitants, leaving ...
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image provided by the Archeological Park of Pompeii shows cast number 25, made in 1929, from Villa dei ...
The study team including Alissa Mittnik, also at Harvard University, and David Caramelli of the Universita di Firenze in Italy had heard the stories of Pompeii. They realized that ancient DNA and ...
Ancient DNA sequenced from bone fragments preserved within the plaster casts at the Pompeii site has upended some long-held ...
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