A prime example is how aDNA research is reframing the way people understand the archaeological site of Pompeii, which remains trapped beneath a layer of ash thousands of years after Mount Vesuvius' eruption in AD 79.
Genetic traces collected from the bones of victims showed that what was once considered to be a mother holding her son in their final moments was an unrelated adult male who likely offered comfort to a child before they perished.
Using cutting-edge analytical methods, researchers uncovered details about Vittrup Man, a Stone Age migrant in Denmark, depicting his life and violent death.
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