(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 8 - For centuries, the remains of an adult
wearing a gold bracelet found buried in the ancient Roman city
of Pompeii after a volcanic eruption in 79 AD was believed to
belong to a mother who had died while trying to shield her
child.
Now a study carried out thanks to ancient DNA collected for the
first time from bits of human bones of victims discovered among
the remains of the ancient city has revealed that the adult was
actually a man who was unrelated to the child he was trying to
protect. (ANSA).