A recent genetic study calls for a reexamination of the identities and relationships of several individuals buried and ...

Their remains decayed long ago, besides their skeletons. But they left behind human-shaped voids in the hardened ash which early investigators of Pompeii learned to fill with plaster, giving them ...

The scientific data we provide do not always align with common assumptions,” said study co-author and professor David Reich.

Turns out that saying rings true for the folks who thought they understood the nature of the Pompeii residents killed in 79 C ...

The excavations taking place in the Roman city, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius, reflect the beauty and sophistication of ...

A recent DNA study has upended long-held theories about the people who died in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, revealing ...

DNA analysis of the plastered remains at Pompeii has shown that modern interpretations of the ancient tragedy are inaccurate. The scenes left behind by the tragedy painted a picture of families ...

Plaster casts of calcified Pompeii residents have long been used ... European researchers conducted genomic testing on skeletal remains embedded in 14 casts undergoing restoration, including ...

In the year 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, killing ten percent of Pompeii’s 20,000 residents — coating their remains and the ruins of the city in ash. That coating preserved the remains of the ...

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

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in ...

Learning more about the remains of people at Pompeii can help others appreciate those who lost their lives in the disaster, said Caitie Barrett, an associate professor in the department of ...