**Source discrepancies noted**
– Number sampled: AZoLifeSciences and Michigan Public report “five individuals”; Archaeology Magazine and Earth.com report “14 individuals.” Earth.com specifically states “DNA from fragmented skeletal remains in 14 of 86 famous plaster casts,” and the Popular Archaeology source also describes 14 individuals. The “five” figure likely reflects individuals for whom particular genetic results are specifically described in press release language, while 14 is the total sampled. Article uses 14 as the sampling total, consistent with the majority of sources.
– Fiorelli’s cast count: HistorySkills.com says 103 casts; archaeology.org says 104 (with the most recent made in 1999). Wikipedia gives “over 1,000 body outlines and skeletal finds” more broadly. The article uses 104 for the cast total and 86 for the restoration project subset, consistent with the archaeology.org source.
– Eruption date: Traditional date of August 24 is contested. A charcoal inscription found in 2018 and a 2022 study have supported an October date. Article uses “late summer or early fall” without asserting the specific date.
– House of the Cryptoporticus vs. two fanciulle: KRDO/AP describes the embracing pair as found in the House of the Cryptoporticus; PinkNews describes them as found with seven other individuals (1914 discovery). Both descriptions may be correct if the House of the Cryptoporticus contained a large group including this pair. Article notes the 1914 discovery and the nine-person group context without asserting a specific house name for the embracing pair beyond what the sources support.
**Blocked or inaccessible sources**
– https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982224013617 — URL_NOT_ON_ALLOWLIST
– https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11627482/ — URL_NOT_ON_ALLOWLIST
– https://reich.hms.harvard.edu/sites/reich.hms.harvard.edu/files/inline-files/2024_CurrentBiology_Pompeii_0.pdf — URL_NOT_ON_ALLOWLIST