Pompeii DNA evidence contradicts long held assumptions about victims buried in ash

Pompeii DNA evidence contradicts long-held assumptions about victims buried in ash

New DNA analysis of skeletal remains from Pompeii reveals that victims of Vesuvius’s eruption have been wrongly identified.

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DNA reveals surprises about Pompeii eruption victims

Victims thought to be female were male and not related to one another, showing "the story that was long spun around these individuals" was wrong, researchers said.

DNA reveals surprises about Pompeii eruption victims

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