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The series follows the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation.
This new landmark three-part series follows 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, Insula 10, in the north of the city.
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This new landmark three-part series follows 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, Insula 10, in the north of the city.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(soft music) - Real archeology is always a battle against time.
- The potential to find something brand new is right there.
(dramatic music) - [Archeologist] Oh yeah.
You can see the burn.
(dramatic music continues) - The eruption was catastrophic.
(dramatic music continues) - Pompeii is the full picture.
- This tripled what we think the populace of Pompeii was.
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Preview: S1 | 30s | The series follows the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. (30s)
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Preview: Ep4 | 30s | Join the final chapter of Pompeii’s largest excavation in a generation. (30s)
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Preview: Ep3 | 30s | In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries. (30s)
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Clip: Ep3 | 2m 28s | In the wealthy house, archaeologist discovers two three-dimensional snakes. (2m 28s)
A Deadly Pyroclastic Flow Hits Pompeii
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Clip: Ep3 | 2m 24s | Volcanologist Professor Chris Jackson discovers evidence of the deadly pyroclastic flow. (2m 24s)
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Clip: Ep3 | 3m 18s | Pompeii’s director, Dr. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, reveals painted frescoes on black walls. (3m 18s)
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Clip: Ep2 | 2m 20s | Professor Chris Jackson explains how Pompeiians might have survived the eruption of AD 79. (2m 20s)
Professor Tuck Begins His Search
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Clip: Ep2 | 3m 2s | Professor Steven Tuck begins pioneering research looking for potential eruption survivors. (3m 2s)
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Clip: Ep2 | 1m 19s | The archaeologists discover expensive marble furniture in the atrium of the wealthy house. (1m 19s)
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Preview: Ep2 | 30s | An excavation in Pompeii unearths new rich finds, and the search is on for survivors. (30s)
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Clip: Ep2 | 1m 37s | Archaeologists in Pompeii begin to reconstruct an elaborate, intricately painted fresco. (1m 37s)
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Clip: Ep2 | 2m 2s | Archaeologists begin to restore a fresco depicting the Greek myth of Achilles. (2m 2s)
Valeria Makes a Shocking Discovery
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Clip: Ep1 | 1m 59s | Anthropologist Dr. Valeria Amoretti is carefully excavating the remains of two bodies. (1m 59s)
One of the Oldest-Ever Depictions of a Pizza
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Clip: Ep1 | 2m 4s | The archaeologists unearth a lavishly decorated fresco that looks like a pizza. (2m 4s)
How the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius Blew the Top Clean Off
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Clip: Ep1 | 2m 1s | Professor Chris Jackson describes the warning signs in the hours before the eruption in AD 79. (2m 1s)
Exploring 2000-year-old Workman’s Tools, Including an Ancient Pickaxe
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Clip: Ep1 | 1m 38s | The archaeologists discover 2000-year-old workman’s tools, including an ancient pickaxe. (1m 38s)
Archaeologists begin the Biggest Dig of Pompeii in a Generation
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Clip: Ep1 | 1m 42s | Archaeologists begin excavating a previously untouched area of Pompeii called Insula 10. (1m 42s)
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