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Pompeii: The New Dig
The Bodies
Season 1
Episode 1
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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In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries.
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An excavation in Pompeii unearths new rich finds, and the search is on for survivors.