Genetic research on the bones within Pompeii victims’ casts shed light on the multiethnic society of the city and on the connections between victims ...

A cast of two corpses recovered from the ruins of Pompeii, now on display as part of the “A Day In Pompeii” exhibit at the Discovery Place Science Museum in North Carolina. Courtesy of Ken Thomas ...

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

Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made of their bodies, like a mother holding a child and two women embracing ...

历史的真实性从来都受到质疑，但是，如果采用科学证据，如DNA鉴定，就有可能还原更真实的历史。现在庞贝人的DNA就在改写新的历史叙事。庞贝古城（Pompeii）是亚平宁半岛（意大利）西南角坎帕尼亚地区一座古城，距罗马约240千米，位于意大利南部那不勒斯 ...

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 ...

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