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Pompeii

DNA Shows Pompeii’s Famous ‘Mother and Child’ Cast Was an Unrelated Adult and Child
Archaeology
DNA Shows Pompeii’s Famous ‘Mother and Child’ Cast Was an Unrelated Adult and Child
A Current Biology DNA study finds that one Pompeii cast long read as a mother and…
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Pompeii Victim Found Fleeing With Bowl, Lamp, and Coins
Archaeology
Pompeii Victim Found Fleeing With Bowl, Lamp, and Coins
Archaeologists excavating the Porta Stabia necropolis outside Pompeii found two men who died trying to flee…
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Pompeii Victim May Have Been a Fleeing Roman Doctor
Archaeology
Pompeii Victim May Have Been a Fleeing Roman Doctor
A plaster cast from Pompeii's Garden of the Fugitives, made in 1961 and largely overlooked for…
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Echoes of Vesuvius: Lavish Frescoes Emerge from Nero’s Empress’s Lost Villa
Archaeology
Echoes of Vesuvius: Lavish Frescoes Emerge from Nero’s Empress’s Lost Villa
Archaeologists have uncovered spectacular new frescoes at the Villa di Poppea, thought to belong to Nero's…
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The Pompeii Woolen Cloak Mystery: A New Clue to the Final Day
Archaeology
The Pompeii Woolen Cloak Mystery: A New Clue to the Final Day
New analysis of Pompeii's plaster casts reveals victims wore heavy woolen cloaks. Does this challenge the…
Andrew Whitman4 min →
Shocking Pompeii Snack Bar Discovery Reveals Roman Life’s Real Face
Archaeology
Shocking Pompeii Snack Bar Discovery Reveals Roman Life’s Real Face
Pompeii’s ancient snack bar unearthed with vivid frescoes, exotic artifacts, and human stories, revealing daily Roman…
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What Secrets Are Pompeii’s Body Casts Revealing Through DNA Analysis?
Archaeology
What Secrets Are Pompeii’s Body Casts Revealing Through DNA Analysis?
For centuries, the plaster body casts of Pompeii have stood as poignant snapshots capturing the city’s…
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