A steamy piece of stolen history has finally returned to Italy, decades after its initial disappearance. According to the ...

Archaeologists long thought these two embracing bodies found at Pompeii were sisters, a mother and daughter, or lovers. Ancient DNA analysis revealed both to be young people, and one of them is male.

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, ... Researchers focused on 14 casts undergoing restoration, extracting DNA from the fragmented skeletal remains that mixed with them.

When Italy’s Mount Vesuvius erupted violently in A.D. 79, a cloud of superheated ash killed thousands in and around the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

This image provided by the Archeological Park of Pompeii shows a group of casts, numbers 50, 51 and 52, made in 1974 from the Casa del Bracciale d'Oro in Pompeii. (Courtesy of MIC, Archaeological ...

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (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 ...

DNA of Pompeii Man Killed During Vesuvius Eruption Yields Its Secrets Almost 2,000 Years Later Scientists fully sequence the genetic material from a victim of the cataclysm that killed thousands ...

DNA Evidence Rewrites Stories of Pompeii Victims . Laura Ungar Associated Press November 8, 2024 AP When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its ...

Pompeii was not a small, insular community but rather a vibrant, cosmopolitan town that reflected the broader Roman Empire's diversity and interconnectedness. The researchers argue that the diversity ...

DNA evidence from Pompeii indicates victims were not who they appeared to be - Fresh insights into the people killed in Pompeii after Mount Vesuvius's explosion in 79 AD were discovered by ...