A new study— published in Current Biology by a team of researchers at Harvard University and the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy—asserts that ancient DNA taken from some of the victims ...

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

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

One Pompeii dwelling, known as "the house of the golden bracelet," was thought to hold a mother and child. The house was named after an intricate piece of jewelry that the adult wore, which ...