Pompeii’s ‘Two Maidens’ locked in dying embrace are a heterosexual couple, DNA analysis suggests
Two famous victims of the volcanic eruption that devastated Pompeii 2,000 years ago, long thought to be women and dubbed the “Two Maidens”, may have in fact been a heterosexual couple, DNA studies ...
A DNA Discovery Shatters the Truth About Pompeii’s Famous Victims
A new study— published in Current Biology by a team of researchers at Harvard University and the Archaeological Park of ...
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Pompeii DNA analysis explained: Volcano victims 'The Two Maidens' were gay lovers?
DNA analysis revealed that at least one of 'The Two Maidens' were men; giving rise to the argument that the dead bodies beloned to two same-sex couple from Pompeii ...
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Pompeii victims aren't who we thought they were, DNA analysis reveals
In another example, a couple who died in an embrace and were ... in which he filled in the human-shaped holes left after the ...
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DNA shows Pompeii’s dead aren’t who we thought they were
People have long been fascinated by the haunting plaster casts of the bodies of people who died in Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. Archaeologists have presented certain popular ...
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The truth behind embracing figures found in ancient Pompeii
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, it wiped ...
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DNA analysis upends long-held assumptions about Pompeii victims’ final moments
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Ancient DNA has ...