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An archaeologist works on the recently discovered remains of a victim in the archaeological site of the ancient city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in AD 79 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in ...
Plastered Pompeii Victims’ DNA Corrects Record by Andrea Pucci - Getty Images. Some of the victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D. in Pompeii were cast in plaster to preserve the scene.
The Garden of the Fugitives (Italian: Orto dei Fuggiaschi) [1] is an archaeological site located in the ancient destroyed city of Pompeii, in Regio 1 Insula 21. [2] [3] It contains the casts of 13 victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. [4]
Pompeii (/ p ɒ m ˈ p eɪ (i)/ ⓘ pom-PAY(-ee), Latin: [pɔmˈpei̯.iː]) was a city in what is now the municipality of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy.Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and many surrounding villas, the city was buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Two newly discovered skeletons found at the doomed Roman town of Pompeii show that the Vesuvius volcano eruption also triggered deadly earthquakes. Pompeii's victims weren't only killed by a ...
In 2015 a temporary museum was installed in the centre of the amphitheatre. The pyramidal structure was designed to resemble Mount Vesuvius, and housed the installation "Pompeii and Europe from 1748 to 1943", which displayed casts of 20 victims of the eruption and photographs of the excavations.
Pompeii is located about 150 miles (241 kilometers) from Rome. The study builds upon research from 2022 when scientists sequenced the genome of a Pompeii victim for the first time and confirmed the possibility of retrieving ancient DNA from the human remains that still exist.
Pompeii was home to around 20,000 people when it was buried under ash and volcanic glass during the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The woman was found holding coins and jewelry. - Archeological ...