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

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

In the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii, houses, frescos, and artifacts have been preserved for visitors to observe. They ...

Genetic analysis of five individuals preserved as plaster casts in the ruins of Pompeii contradicts established beliefs about ...

Shocking DNA evidence finds that the identities of bodies at Pompeii are completely different than what scientists have ...

A study published Thursday retold some famous stories about Pompeii citizens before they died from the eruption of Mount ...

New DNA analysis of skeletal remains from Pompeii reveals that victims of Vesuvius’s eruption have been wrongly identified.

A new study has shattered historians' long-held assumptions about some of the people who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption in ...

FILE - Jewelry found in the ruins of a house in Pompeii are displayed, backdropped by the casts of two adults and two ...

New DNA evidence from Pompeii’s body casts reveals that traditional assumptions about residents’ relationships and origins were often incorrect, showing instead a diverse population with roots in the ...

In mere minutes, the giant cloud of ash and gases killed an estimated 2,000 people, many of whom were unearthed more than a ...

Researchers have studied the DNA preserved in the skeletal remains of Pompeii volcanic eruption victims. In 79 CE, the ...