Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected variations in gender and ...

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in ...

Kissing is something humans do everyday as an act of endearment and affection, but have you ever wondered where it came from?

Scientists speculate kissing was established among human ape ancestors as they started spending considerable time on the ...

POMPEII, Italy ( KMID/KPEJ) – A family frozen in time by the volcanic eruption that hit Pompeii nearly two millennia ago.

And while Lameira’s conclusion also offers far more utilitarian beginnings than today’s sign of love, he theorizes kissing ...

New DNA evidence from the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii reveal that many of the presumptuous narratives about the ...

William & Mary faculty earn national leadership roles, awards in archaeology, anthropology and classical studies ...

Now called the Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (IUMAA), the museum combines insights from the study of human history with the indigenous culture of the American Midwest.

With the time traveling ability of archaeogenetic studies, it has become possible to shed light onto the dynamic past of ...

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...