It’s a first! Scientists have successfully sequenced the human genome of a man who died when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. The Scientific Reports journal published a study on Thursday. Researchers investigated the remains of two persons found in a house known as the House of the Craftsman. It is a home in Pompeii’s […]
A 2,000-year-old fast food restaurant was recently discovered in Pompeii. It is going to open to the public on August 12. According to the Telegraph, the historic eatery served snails, duck, pig, goat, and fish to its Roman patrons. Since A.D. 79, traces of these are in terracotta pots. They are likewise under volcanic ash. […]
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