A new study— published in Current Biology by a team of researchers at Harvard University and the Archaeological Park of ...

A recent genetic study calls for a reexamination of the identities and relationships of several individuals buried and ...

In the ruins of Pompeii, visitors aren’t only able to see the houses, frescos and artifacts of the ancient city’s people.

A study published Thursday retold some famous stories about Pompeii citizens before they died from the eruption of Mount ...

Victims thought to be female were male and not related to one another, showing "the story that was long spun around these individuals" was wrong, researchers said.

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for centuries.

Instead, the adult in the scene wearing the jewelry was a male who was biologically ... While this DNA analysis dispels some of the myths of Pompeii, the goal of the team behind this work was ...