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The series follows the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. Exciting discoveries and fresco-inspired animations tell the story of life in Pompeii AD 79. It also imagines the horrors faced by resident as Vesuvius erupted.

Volcanologist Professor Chris Jackson discovers evidence of the deadly pyroclastic flow.
Pompeii’s director, Dr. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, reveals painted frescoes on black walls.
In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries.
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In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries.
An excavation in Pompeii unearths new rich finds, and the search is on for survivors.
At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.
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In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries.
In the wealthy house, archaeologist discovers two three-dimensional snakes.
Volcanologist Professor Chris Jackson discovers evidence of the deadly pyroclastic flow.
Pompeii’s director, Dr. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, reveals painted frescoes on black walls.
Professor Chris Jackson explains how Pompeiians might have survived the eruption of AD 79.
Archaeologists begin to restore a fresco depicting the Greek myth of Achilles.
The archaeologists discover expensive marble furniture in the atrium of the wealthy house.
Archaeologists in Pompeii begin to reconstruct an elaborate, intricately painted fresco.
Professor Steven Tuck begins pioneering research looking for potential eruption survivors.
An excavation in Pompeii unearths new rich finds, and the search is on for survivors.
Anthropologist Dr. Valeria Amoretti is carefully excavating the remains of two bodies.
Archaeologists begin excavating a previously untouched area of Pompeii called Insula 10.
The archaeologists discover 2000-year-old workman’s tools, including an ancient pickaxe.
The archaeologists unearth a lavishly decorated fresco that looks like a pizza.
Professor Chris Jackson describes the warning signs in the hours before the eruption in AD 79.
The series follows the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation.