Archaeogenetics: Four letters from Pompeii

Kyle Harper

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2024.10.009

Archaeogenetics: Four letters from Pompeii

Curr Biol. 2024 Nov 18;34(22):R1152-R1154. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.10.009.

Author

Kyle Harper¹

Affiliation

¹ History of Liberty, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA; Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 39561712
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.10.009

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.

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

Archaeology*
DNA, Ancient* / analysis
History, Ancient
Humans

Substances

DNA, Ancient