Archaeology Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Friday November 08, 2024 ( 1 items ) |
DNA evidence rewrites story of people buried in Pompeii eruption
MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 7 [Category: Science] (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news:
Researchers from the University of Florence, Harvard University and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected variations in gender and kinship, revising the story as written since 1748. The genetic data also und
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