Historians Got It Wrong: New DNA Evidence From Pompeii Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About Ancient Rome
New DNA evidence from Pompeii’s body casts reveals that traditional assumptions about residents’ relationships and origins ...
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Scientists Are Using CT Scanners to Reveal the Secrets of More Than Two Dozen Ancient Egyptian Mummies
For the first time, researchers were able to see inside the mummies in the Chicago Field Museum's collections. Their findings ...
How much do you know about the Roman Empire?
From emperors and conspiracies to gladiatorial games and daily life—see how well you know the empire that shaped the ancient ...
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7 Unbelievable Practices In Ancient Rome That Are Too Disturbing to Imagine
Life in Ancient Rome may seem glamorous through the lens of historical achievements, but beneath the grandeur was a world ...
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Do These Ancient Seals Unlock Clues to the Origins of Writing?
Three researchers from the University of Bologna contributed to this longstanding debate in the latest issue of Antiquity, ...
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DNA analysis contradicts long-lasting assumptions about Pompeii victims’ final moments
“This study also underscores the diverse and cosmopolitan nature of Pompeii's population, reflecting broader patterns of ...
Pompeii’s ‘Two Maidens’ locked in dying embrace are a heterosexual couple, DNA analysis suggests
Two famous victims of the volcanic eruption that devastated Pompeii 2,000 years ago, long thought to be women and dubbed the “Two Maidens”, may have in fact been a heterosexual couple, DNA studies ...
New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for ...