Pompeii: The New Dig

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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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    Episode 1

    S1 E1 - 53m 29s

    At Pompeii, archaeologists begin the biggest dig in a generation. Told through the drama of the dig, the episode imagines what life was like in Pompeii before the eruption. The episode also looks at the horror faced by the residents as Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.

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