Pompeii: The New Dig

Episode 3

In Pompeii, the excavation of a wealthy villa, bakery and laundry reaches its climax. Chilling revelations about what people were doing in the final terrifying hours in AD 79 are revealed. As the eruption began to subside, were they over the worst?

Discovering a 3D Snake

2m 28s

The archaeologist makes an unusual discovery at the excavation of the wealthy house: two three-dimensional snakes in relief along with a shrine and altar. They decide this is where the house owner would have made offerings to the gods.

Previews + Extras

  • A Deadly Pyroclastic Flow Hits Pompeii: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Deadly Pyroclastic Flow Hits Pompeii

    S1 E3 - 2m 24s

    Volcanologist Professor Chris Jackson reveals the power of the deadly pyroclastic flow that had swept through Pompeii, killing everything in its path. He identifies the tell-tale signs of the killer pyroclastic flow on a wall of pumice and ash.

  • The Black Frescoes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Black Frescoes

    S1 E3 - 3m 18s

    Pompeii’s director, Dr. Gabriel Zuchtriegel, reveals an incredible discovery in a room in the new wealthy house. Intricate frescoes depicting scenes from Homer’s Iliad painted on black walls.

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