New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
Nov 7, 2024 · Updated 9:59 AM PST, November 8, 2024. 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 of their bodies, like a mother holding a child and two women embracing as they die.
New DNA evidence upends assumptions about Pompeii victims
5 days ago · New DNA evidence upends what we thought we knew about Pompeii victims. November 9, 20246:00 AM ET. Emma Bowman. Jewelry found in the ruins of a house in Pompeii are displayed, backdropped by the ...
DNA Evidence Is Rewriting the Stories of Victims Who Perished in ...
2 days ago · They can also “see” the people themselves: plaster casts of Pompeii citizens’ burned bodies, supposedly located right where they died after Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E.
The DNA of Vesuvius Victims Is Rewriting Our Understanding of …
1 day ago · A DNA Discovery Shatters the Truth About Pompeii’s Famous Victims. A new study rewrites the narrative of the 2,000-year-old tragedy. Some of the victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D ...
New DNA evidence at Pompeii reveals surprises about ... - CBS News
Nov 7, 2024 · After Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the Roman city in 79 A.D., bodies buried in mud and ash eventually decomposed, leaving spaces where they used to be. Casts were created from the voids in ...
Pompeii victims aren't who we thought they were, DNA analysis …
Nov 7, 2024 · Ancient DNA taken from the Pompeii victims of Mount Vesuvius' eruption nearly 2,000 years ago reveals that some people's relationships were not what they seemed, according to a new study. For ...
Pompeii DNA evidence contradicts long-held assumptions about …
6 days ago · New DNA analysis of skeletal remains in the doomed Roman town has revealed that some of the victims of Mount Vesuvius’s eruption in A.D. 79 have been wrongly identified, highlighting how much ...
First DNA from Pompeii body casts illuminates who victims were
Nov 7, 2024 · The eruption of Mount Vesuvius (artist’s illustration) buried the city of Pompeii, Italy, in at least six metres of volcanic debris. ... An essential round-up of science news, opinion and ...
Archaeologists find records of Pompeii survivors that reveal how …
Jun 8, 2024 · On Aug. 24, in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, shooting over 3 cubic miles of debris up to 20 miles (32.1 kilometers) in the air. As the ash and rock fell to Earth, it buried the ancient...
New frescoes found in ash of Pompeii 2,000 years after city ... - CBS News
Mar 4, 2024 · A lavish painting of a mythological scene was among several newly discovered frescoes revealed Friday by archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.