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.

New DNA evidence suggests things were not as they seem — and these prevailing interpretations come from looking at the ancient world through modern eyes.

Ancient DNA recovered from Pompeii shows that people found holding one another beneath the volcanic ash weren’t related in the ways we think.

This new study probed the DNA evidence that has been taken from some of these bodies. The team used the same strontium isotopes that were used to date the DNA samples to get a better understanding of the diversity and origins of Pompeii’s residents.

The long-told stories about victims of Pompeii are being rewritten thanks to new DNA analysis.

Scientists conducted a DNA analysis of the remains of Pompeii residents who died during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The results provided groundbreaking insights into their origins and familial relationships.

Newly released researchers suggests that certain victims were of a different gender than archaeologists long believed.

Scientists conducted a DNA analysis of the remains of Pompeii's inhabitants, who perished during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. These results have provided groundbreaking information about their origins and family relationships.