these two people were found in the craftsman s house. this was a much more humble, working class home. with this combination of reading their genetic code and also just studying the positions of their bodies, they were actually slumped on this kind of chaise longue, the traditional dining place for people in rome at that time. they would lean back on this thing and their bodies were leant in that position, almost as though they were dining when the eruption happened, which historians think was about 1pm. so perhaps they were having lunch. we can start to just fill in the jigsaw puzzle of who these people were, what they were doing at this point in history. and i think the genetics just fills that in even more, because it gives us this biological clue about who these people were. victoria gill on the
the geneticist i spoke to about this was very excited about the biological possibilities for what evidence may still lie in pompeii to be studied in the future. and notjust human dna, but also nonhuman dna from the environment. so, there are archaeologists who would like to get environmental dna from the sediment, which could tell us what other biodiversity there was in pompeii at that time. such a pity we can t know their names and backgrounds and the relationship between this man and woman. do you think these are all questions which, in the end, we might be able to find out? these two people were found in the craftsman s house. this was a much more humble, working class home. with this combination of reading their genetic code and also just studying the positions of their bodies,
thanks for staying with us, i m bill o reilly in the did you know that segment tonight, the fox business network has a hit show called strange inheritance anchored by jamie colby. she has an amazing story that features the legendary comedian johnny carson. roll the tape. you were raised in forest hills, queens, one of the boroughs of new york city, middle class homes. working class home. working class. and then you moved to miami, florida why? when i was 12 my parents got divorced and my mom relocated with us closer to my grandparents. my brother and i moved down there and life went on. and you were a good student, right? i think so. all right. but you also worked. you were a burger king employee that you were so successful that i understand you were in a commercial with a rock group. casey and the sunshine band that s the way i like it. one of my favorites. anyway, you are in high school for a minute, this is true. and all of a sudden you are in college. how did yo
thanks for staying with us, i m bill o reilly in the did you know that segment tonight, the fox business network has a hit show called strange inheritance anchored by jamie colby. she has an amazing story that features the legendary comedian johnny carson. roll the tape. you were raised in forest hills, queens, one of the boroughs of new york city, middle class homes. working class home. working class. and then you moved to miami, florida why? when i was 12 my parents got divorced and my mom relocated with us closer to my grandparents. my brother and i moved down there and life went on. and you were a good student, right? i think so. all right. but you also worked. you were a burger king employee that you were so successful that i understand you were in a commercial with a rock group. casey and the sunshine band that s the way i like it. one of my favorites. anyway, you are in high school for a minute, this is true. and all of a sudden you are in college. how did yo