FILE - Jewelry found in the ruins of a house in Pompeii are displayed, backdropped by the casts of two adults and two children who died together in the house in Pompeii, at the exhibition, “Life ...

New evidence suggests people returned to live among the ruins of Pompeii after the ancient Roman city was devastated by a volcanic eruption. Archaeologists believe some survivors who could not afford ...

Going forward, more work is needed to fully understand Pompeii’s past, including genetic analysis. Research is ongoing at the site, and scientists can use both the casts and skeletons of the victims ...

FILE - Jewelry found in the ruins of a house in Pompeii are displayed, backdropped by the casts of two adults and two children who died together in the house in Pompeii, at the exhibition, "Life and ...

New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii By: Laura Ungar, The Associated Press Posted: 10:03 AM CST Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 Last Modified: 12:00 PM CST Friday, Nov ...

Casts were created from the voids in the late 1800s. Researchers focused on 14 casts undergoing restoration, extracting DNA from the fragmented skeletal remains that mixed with them.

This image provided by the Archeological Park of Pompeii shows cast number 25, made in 1929, from Villa dei Misteri in Pompeii. (Courtesy of MIC, Archaeological Park of Pompeii via AP) When a volcanic ...