Harper K. Archaeogenetics: Four letters from Pompeii.
Curr Biol 2024;
34:R1152-R1154. [PMID:
39561712 DOI:
10.1016/j.cub.2024.10.009]
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Abstract
As archaeogenetics - the study of DNA from (pre-)historical samples - comes of age, it complements and contrasts historical and archaeological records in novel ways. DNA from victims of the eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii provides an interesting case study.
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