Nov. 8 (UPI) -- During its long history, Rome has been shaped by a tremendous amount of genetic diversity. It was, new research suggests, one of the earliest urban melting pots.
To better understand how the genetic makeup of people in Rome and surrounding regions were influenced by centuries of migration, as well as the Roman Empire's geopolitical expansion, researchers collected and analyzed 127 DNA samples from 29 Roman and Italian archaeological sites dating from the Stone Age through the Middle Ages.
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