The Bodies -
pompeii: the new dig

Archaeologists embark on the biggest dig in a generation at Pompeii. Told through the drama of the dig, imagine what life was like in Pompeii before the eruption and the horror faced by the residents as Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 101

About Pompeii: The New Dig:

Follow the most extensive archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation.

Nearly two years in the making, with exclusive access to the dig and the all-Italian team of archaeologists, the series follows the excavation of an entire city block, unearthing what life was like in Pompeii before the eruption and the horror faced by the victims, and those who survived, when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.

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