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 ...

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

Analysis of ancient DNA from the ashen casts of Pompeii victims changes presumed relationships between them, and reveals the ...

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

It’s a bone-chilling discovery. Archeologists at Pompeii have recovered well-preserved skeletal remains of a man and woman ...

However, the researchers noticed some key differences between the samples in China and the human remains found in Pompeii. In the latter case, the scorching ash burned off the deceased’s hair ...

Pompeii was engulfed by a volcanic eruption ... Excavation work is continuing at the archaeological site, located near Naples, but it remains closed to tourists because of coronavirus measures.

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 ...

Flying rock crushed Pompeii victim's head Pompeii's not-so-ancient Roman remains But he did not return from the venture. Pliny the Younger, meanwhile, watched the destruction unfold from the other ...

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 ...

Researchers have sequenced DNA from Pompeii remains, discovering new information about the victims, a new study published in Current Biology was revealed on Thursday. The study has changed ...