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About 2,000 years ago, a massive volcano in southern Italy suddenly erupted, causing devastation in the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The eruption resulted in the…
After centuries, it has been discovered that long-standing beliefs about some of the inhabitants of Pompeii were not as accurate as previously thought.Recent DNA analysis of…
Plaster statues of those who died at Pompeii. DNA testing revealed that the adult on the right was a man unrelated to the young child in…
New DNA analysis has shed light on the victims of the Pompeii disaster, challenging previous assumptions. Researchers from the United States and Italy conducted a recent…
During the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., residents were trapped under ash and rock, unable to escape. Surprisingly, a new study shows that some…
Italian archaeologists have unearthed the so-called Sacramento in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city frozen in time after the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.…
An intact ax with an intact handle was found under one of the burnt structures on the grounds of Mast Farm.cambridge archaeological unit The ruins of…
