New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii The discovery opens up different interpretations for who these people might have been.

New DNA Evidence Rewrites Long-Told Stories of People in Ancient Pompeii When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in ...

The findings, which used DNA from the plaster casts of people who died in the Mt. Vesuvius eruption two millennia ago, challenge the traditional gender and familial assumptions about the Pompeiians.

New DNA evidence suggests things were not as they seem — and these prevailing interpretations come from looking at the ancient world through modern eyes. ... Pompeii is located about 150 miles ...

DNA evidence showed the four were male and not related to one another, clearly showing “the story that was long spun around these individuals” was wrong, Mittnik said.

DNA evidence showed the four were male and not related to one another, clearly showing “the story that was long spun around these individuals” was wrong, Mittnik said. Researchers also confirmed ...

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, ... But new DNA evidence suggests things were not as they seem — and these prevailing interpretations come from looking at the ...

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 ...

But new DNA evidence suggests things were not as they seem — and these prevailing interpretations come from looking at the ancient world through modern eyes. “We were able to disprove or ...