Turns out that saying rings true for the folks who thought they understood the nature of the Pompeii residents killed in 79 C ...

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

Drawing on multiple studies demonstrating that it is possible to retrieve DNA from both human and animal remains in Pompeii, ...

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

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.