For generations, Pompeii's famous embracing pair were called 'The Two Maidens' and celebrated as a doomed heterosexual love story. Ancient DNA analysis revealed they were both men, rewriting one of archaeology's most iconic narratives. The post Pompeii’s ‘Two Maidens’ Were Both Men, DNA Finally Reveals appeared first on History Collection.
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