A DNA Discovery Shatters the Truth About Pompeii’s Famous …
1 day ago · The Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79 A.D. blanketed Pompeii in destruction. To preserve the historical nature of the event and help tell the stories of the residents of the city, some of the victims ...
Ancient DNA rewrites the stories of people buried by volcanic eruption ...
6 days ago · CNN —. Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii after a volcanic eruption, overturning misconceptions about their ...
New DNA evidence at Pompeii reveals surprises about ... - CBS News
Nov 7, 2024 · The continuing discoveries at Pompeii 05:42. When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries ...
With DNA, Pompeii Narratives Take a Twist - The New York Times
Nov 7, 2024 · In A.D. 79, the final event for many of the inhabitants of Pompeii was the volcanic eruption that buried them under a 20-foot layer of ash and sediment. Dozens of the corpses retained their shapes ...
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. Credit: Culture Club/Bridgeman/Getty
Pompeii DNA evidence contradicts long-held assumptions about …
6 days ago · New DNA analysis of skeletal remains from Pompeii reveals that victims of Vesuvius’s eruption have been wrongly identified.
Rare and expensive blue shrine unearthed in Pompeii after ... - NBC News
Jun 12, 2024 · It comes from block No. 10 of Pompeii’s ninth section, a never-before excavated area of the town destroyed in the eruption of the Vesuvius volcano in 79 A.D.
Pompeii Wrecked by Earthquake at Same Time as Vesuvius Eruption …
Jul 18, 2024 · Pompeii was destroyed by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., entombing residents under layers of volcanic ash. But there is more to this story of an ancient Roman city’s...
Stunning new Roman frescoes uncovered at Pompeii, the ... - CBS News
Apr 11, 2024 · Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. Experts say the newly...
New frescoes found in ash of Pompeii 2,000 years after city ... - CBS News
Mar 4, 2024 · The frescoes are being cleaned to remove the volcanic ash that blanketed Pompeii when Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, and will then be restored.