A DNA Discovery Shatters the Truth About Pompeii’s Famous Victims
A new study— published in Current Biology by a team of researchers at Harvard University and the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy—asserts that ancient DNA taken from some of the victims challenges stories long told about those particular Pompeii citizens.
Since the formation of Earth approximately 4.5 billion years ago, the convection and release of hot magma in its mantle layer ...
Discover what life was like in Gladiator: this is what Pompeii, its streets and the Colosseum would have looked like before ...
Last week, with the use of DNA, researchers revealed that long-held assumptions missed the mark, providing tantalizing ...
The body was first found to be of a male, likely around 30 years of age. At first, archaeologists believed that he had ...
Pompeii Archaeological Park near Naples will set a limit on the amount of people who are visiting the ancient location after ...
New DNA evidence challenges the story of Pompeii's Two Maidens, once thought to be female relatives, scientists now call them gay lovers.
People have long projected stories onto the poignant casts of Pompeii’s victims. A new study uses ancient DNA analysis to ...
The preserved Roman city of Pompeii will have new visitor limits to combat overtourism and protect the archeological park.
Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...
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‘Fragile’ Pompeii to cap daily tourist numbers at 20,000The Roman archaeological site of Pompeii will limit the number of daily visitors after a steep rise in visitors. The Pompeii archaeological park plans to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day and ...
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