A new study has shattered historians' long-held assumptions about some of the people who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E.

The findings, which used DNA from the plaster casts of people who died in the Mt. Vesuvius eruption two millennia ago, challenge the traditional gender and familial assumptions about the Pompeiians.

Plaster casts of calcified Pompeii residents have long been used by archaeologists to tell the stories of the last, desperate moments of ancient Romans before they were buried and preserved in pyroclastic ash from Mount Vesuvius in A.

New research has uncovered several surprises about the last desperate moments of the citizens of the ancient city of Pompeii.

The scientific data we provide do not always align with common assumptions,” said study co-author and professor David Reich.

All these years later, Pompeii remains a hot spot for tourists in Italy. The location sees 2.5 million visitors per year. The site has several areas to explore, including the Villa of the Mysteries. Even nowadays,