DNA From Pompeii Victims Reveals Surprising Relationships Amidst the Chaos

<img width="1500" height="1000" src="https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2024/11/pompeii-victims-casts-archaeology.jpg" alt="Casts of victims of the 79 CE eruption at Pompeii.">Analysis of ancient DNA from the ashen casts of Pompeii victims changes presumed relationships between them, and reveals the port city's socioeconomic and geographic diversity.

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