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Pompeii DNA evidence suggests victims not

DNA evidence from Pompeii indicates victims were not who they appeared to be

Some of the people who were buried in Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted may have been misidentified, according to fresh evidence. Fourteen casts of victims discovered in the remains of the Roman city destroyed in 79 AD were subjected to DNA testing by ...

The Independent on MSN · 4h

Pompeii DNA evidence leads to surprising new discovery about victims

In 79 AD, Italy’s Mount Vesuvius exploded, raining ash and volcanic debris down on the city of Pompeii and its tens of thousands of residents. In mere minutes, the giant cloud of ash and gases killed an estimated 2,000 people, many of whom were unearthed ...

Live Science · 19h

Pompeii victims aren't who we thought they were, DNA analysis reveals

An ancient-DNA analysis of victims in Pompeii who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption reveals some unusual relations between the people who died together.

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Ancient DNA rewrites the stories of people buried by volcanic eruption in Pompeii

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

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New DNA evidence proves popular narratives about Pompeii victims are entirely false: study

New DNA evidence from the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii reveal that many of the presumptuous narratives about the ...

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Science is revealing the true stories of Pompeii’s victims beneath the ash

Plaster casts of Pompeii’s victims preserve moments of human connection as the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius ...

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New DNA evidence at Pompeii reveals surprises about identities of Vesuvius eruption victims

After Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the Roman city in 79 A.D ... Researchers also confirmed Pompeii citizens came from diverse backgrounds but mainly descended from eastern Mediterranean ...

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We’ve Been Wrong About the Pompeii Victims All Along

A paper on 14 victims from Pompeii describes how DNA analysis shows a different story behind the relationships of the ...

New genetic study debunks long-held assumptions about Pompeii's tragic figures

In a stunning revelation, DNA analysis has uncovered fresh insights into the victims of Pompeii. The catastrophic eruption ...

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