New DNA evidence from Pompeii’s body casts reveals that traditional assumptions about residents’ relationships and origins were often incorrect, showing instead a diverse population with roots in the eastern Mediterranean. In 79 CE, the volcanic system of Somma-Vesuvius in southern Italy erupted, engulfing the Roman town of Pompeii and its inhabitants. This catastrophic event blanketed […]
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