New DNA evidence from Pompeii’s body casts reveals that traditional assumptions about residents’ relationships and origins ...

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

The body was first found to be of a male, likely around 30 years of age. At first, archaeologists believed that he had ...

New DNA evidence challenges the story of Pompeii's Two Maidens, once thought to be female relatives, scientists now call them gay lovers.

Pompeii is implementing limitations to prevent damage caused by overtourism after a record-breaking summer for visitor ...

The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius and its impact on Pompeii has been heavily studied by historians and archaeologists over ...

A new study has shattered historians' long-held assumptions about some of the people who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption in ...

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

Elvis had a pompadour. Now the Graceland Exhibition Center has "Pompeii." A collection of close to 170 artifacts excavated ...

Last week, with the use of DNA, researchers revealed that long-held assumptions missed the mark, providing tantalizing ...

DNA evidence reshapes the story of Pompeii's 79 AD eruption victims, challenging old assumptions and revealing new insights ...