Researchers sequenced the genome of one of Pompeii's ancient inhabitants

In 1933, archaeologists excavating the remains of Pompeii found the bodies of two individuals, their skeletons almost perfectly preserved by the volcanic ash that buried their home in the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24th, 79CE. While many of Pompeii's residents fled the natural disaster, these two did not. Notizie degli Scavi di Antichit In a photo from the early '30s (pictured above), you can see the residents of the "House of the Craftsmen" slumped over in the corner ...