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An excavation in Pompeii unearths new rich finds, and the search is on for survivors.
At Pompeii, a new excavation continues to unearth rich discoveries, while a pioneering new investigation finds evidence that some Pompeiians survived the eruption of AD 79.
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At Pompeii, a new excavation continues to unearth rich discoveries, while a pioneering new investigation finds evidence that some Pompeiians survived the eruption of AD 79.
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Full of traces of the past.
(speaking foreign language) (dramatic music) - People were only then finding out exactly how bad things were gonna get.
(speaking foreign language) - There's a lot more people missing than we were aware of.
- I think this is really puzzling.
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Clip: Ep2 | 2m 2s | Archaeologists begin to restore a fresco depicting the Greek myth of Achilles. (2m 2s)
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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 | 1m 19s | The archaeologists discover expensive marble furniture in the atrium of the wealthy house. (1m 19s)
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 | 2m 20s | Professor Chris Jackson explains how Pompeiians might have survived the eruption of AD 79. (2m 20s)
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