US EditionAncient DNA Challenges Assumptions About Pompeii Victims
- A new DNA analysis has questioned the beliefs about the final moments of victims in Pompeii.
- Researchers revealed a supposed mother and child were actually a man who was unrelated.
- The study indicates a woman believed to be a sister or mother was also a man, challenging established narratives.
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The victims of the Pompeii disaster are not who we think they are
A new DNA analysis shows that assumptions about the victims of the Pompeii disaster may be completely wrong. A new study by American and Italian researchers has found that victims of the Pompeii disaster include bodies believed to be family members who are not actually related, and individuals whose genders have been misidentified. According to the scientists conducting the research, modern ideas about gender roles may have created a false image…
New DNA Analysis Rewrites the Tale of Pompeii
Villa de Diomede, Pompeii. Credits: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons DNA analysis of the plastered remains at Pompeii has shown that modern interpretations of the ancient tragedy are inaccurate. The scenes left behind by the tragedy painted a picture of families meeting their untimely demise at the hands of Mount Vesuvius’ massive volcanic eruption that buried the ancient city of Pompeii in 20 feet of volcanic ash and sediment in 79 AD. Howe…
Ancient DNA makes it possible to better know the origin of the inhabitants of Pompeii
International researchers have analyzed genetic material from the casts of victims who perished in the eruption of Vesuvius. Their relationships and gender do not correspond to the stories told up to now.
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