International researchers analyzed the genetic material of casts on victims of the Vesuvius eruption. Their kinship and gender do not match the stories told until now.

Researchers have studied the DNA preserved in the skeletal remains of Pompeii volcanic eruption victims. In 79 CE, the violent eruption of the Somma-Vesuvius volcanic system engulfed the Roman town of Pompeii. This massive eruption trapped its inhabitants beneath a thick layer of volcanic ash, and led to the preservation of many bodies.

The results of new DNA tests just dropped this week, and they prove that we don't know as much about Pompeii as we once believed.

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 misconceptions about their genetic relationships, ancestry and sex. When Mount Vesuvius erupted ...

Plaster casts of calcified Pompeii residents have long been used by archaeologists to tell the stories of the last, desperate moments of ancient Romans before they were buried and preserved in pyroclastic ash from Mount Vesuvius in A.

The long-told stories about victims of Pompeii are being rewritten thanks to new DNA analysis.

Scientists conducted a DNA analysis of the remains of Pompeii residents who died during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The results provided groundbreaking insights into their origins and familial relationships.

Newly released researchers suggests that certain victims were of a different gender than archaeologists long believed.

Scientists conducted a DNA analysis of the remains of Pompeii's inhabitants, who perished during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. These results have provided groundbreaking information about their origins and family relationships.