[HN Gopher] DNA from Pompeii Victims Reveals Surprising Relation...
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       DNA from Pompeii Victims Reveals Surprising Relationships Amidst
       the Chaos
        
       Author : rntn
       Score  : 63 points
       Date   : 2024-11-07 19:38 UTC (3 days ago)
        
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       | inglor_cz wrote:
       | In ancient times, Pompeii was a lot closer to the seashore and
       | had at least one port, possibly two (the other on the Sarno
       | river).
       | 
       | Port cities tend to have highly diverse populations.
        
       | spondylosaurus wrote:
       | Damn, I've never seen plaster casts of the Pompeii victims
       | before. Equal parts fascinating and disturbing.
        
         | vanattab wrote:
         | You should go to pompeii is incredible how preserved some of
         | the city is
        
           | ggambetta wrote:
           | Herculaneum is smaller and less known, but only half an hour
           | away and _even better_ preserved. With proper planning you
           | can visit both sites on the same day.
        
           | Eumenes wrote:
           | The first time I visited a tour guide screamed at some
           | teenagers doing TikTok dances in the middle of the road and
           | the second time I saw a tour guide scold a woman letting her
           | kid play in one of the functioning water fountains.
        
             | kQq9oHeAz6wLLS wrote:
             | Sounds like some tourists don't understand the concept of
             | respect
        
             | floren wrote:
             | Good on those tour guides imo.
        
             | PKop wrote:
             | Good for those tour guides, it sounds like they really
             | respect their town and don't want it to degrade into
             | generic tourist slop. It's good to have standards of
             | decorum and behavior and to enforce them.
        
           | abraae wrote:
           | Also the only place I've been where you can see archeologists
           | at work enthusiastically uncovering new artifacts right in
           | front of you.
        
       | INTPenis wrote:
       | I bet the people who were left behind were mostly servants and
       | laborers.
       | 
       | Because Vesuvio had been rumbling for days, most people with the
       | means to do so had probably already left the city.
        
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