New Pompeii DNA Research Reveals Surprising Family, Gender Roles in Ancient City
The saying goes that it takes a village to raise a child, and new research out of Pompeii seems to showcase just how common this phenomenon might've been in the ancient Roman city. A new study published in the Current Biology journal explains how new DNA research from body casts in Pompeii
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 centuries.
New DNA evidence upends what we thought we knew about Pompeii victims
The findings, which used DNA from the plaster casts of people who died in the Mt. Vesuvius eruption two millennia ago, challenge the traditional gender and familial assumptions about the Pompeiians.
DNA reveals new stories about Pompeii’s victims
A new genetic analysis of 14 bodies recovered from Pompeii is casting doubt on some of the initial interpretations of their identities before the cataclysmic volcanic eruption. A team of archaeologists and geneticists used a new genomic analysis to find out more about who these individuals were.
New DNA tests of Pompeii dead upend popular stories
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.
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Archaeologists Rescued Some...Spicy Paintings, Once Buried By Mount Vesuvius
On August 24, 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted and encased the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in ash. Today, the city is a ...
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2,100-year-old ancient city destroyed by Romans for rebellion uncovered
the unearthing of the oldest agricultural villa in the region has allowed researchers to explore the city’s daily life just before its untimely destruction. Astonishingly, nearby, a Roman ...
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Ancient Roman Forum Discovered, Confirming 200-Year-Old Prediction
The forum was revealed during excavations conducted at the ruins of Ocuri, a Roman city located near the modern town of Ubrique in the south of the country, by a team from the University of ...
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Jesus' Social Class
And so, it was really invested, much like Caesarea Maritima, with all the trappings of Greek or Roman city life as a major center of political activity for that region of the country. As a result ...
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Family life in the Roman Empire
Wealthy and poor Romans shared the same religion – this was one of the only aspects of life they shared. Some of the main gods and goddesses in Roman religion were Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.
Remains of ancient Italy city destroyed by Roman army uncovered — with stores of wine
Fregellae was once an agricultural and cultural center in the region, but after the destruction left behind by the Roman ...