2024 DNA and archaeological findings challenge historical assumptions about Pompeii, Stone Age Denmark, and Norse texts.

In 2024, scientific advancements, particularly in DNA and archaeological research, have shed new light on historical mysteries. DNA analysis at Pompeii revealed that a previously assumed mother-child pair was actually an unrelated adult male and child. The Vittrup Man, a Stone Age migrant in Denmark, was found to have shifted from a hunter-gatherer to a farmer. Genetic testing debunked the theory that Kaspar Hauser was a lost prince, while another skeleton found in a Norwegian castle well was linked to an 800-year-old Norse text. These findings challenge old assumptions and create new questions about the past.

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