New DNA evidence from the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii reveal that many of the presumptuous narratives about the charred victims are entirely false, according to a new study. Researchers ...

In 79 AD, Italy’s Mount Vesuvius exploded, raining ash and volcanic debris down on the city of Pompeii and its tens of thousands of residents. In mere minutes, the giant cloud of ash and gases ...

But new DNA evidence shows that many of those stories ... The new discoveries will help researchers better understand not just Pompeii but also gender and migration in the Roman Empire.

And perhaps none of the other narratives meant to illuminate who perished together in the ancient eruption of Mount Vesuvius are correct—according to a new DNA analysis of their skeletal remains.

Ancient DNA was preserved ... revealed in this new study of their bones. Ancient child grave was Africa's earliest funeral Bodies of rich man and slave discovered in Pompeii Vast Roman settlement ...

Recent research may have reshaped our understanding of the victims of Pompeii, the ancient Roman ... relationships among its inhabitants. The DNA evidence has revealed that many of the individuals ...

These are among the new finds being turned up at the Pompeii Archaeological Park ... It's all emerging evidence, leading us somewhere, but we don't know where that journey goes." ...