Pompeii: New discoveries as archaeologists begin biggest excavation in a generation - BBC News
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- Archaeologists have begun the biggest excavation of the ancient city of Pompeii in a generation.
Several new discoveries have already been uncovered, including a bakery, human skeletons and a painting resembling a pizza.
Pompeii in the south of Italy, was a sophisticated ancient Roman city destroyed by a catastrophic volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago.
Today, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most visited tourist attractions in Italy.
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I don't want to sound morbid but this is so amazing to see how people lived 2000 years ago. We really have not changed as humans. We all seek company, companion, friendship,
living and working side by side.
@@Paws4Thought669
Conflict is only a last resort for most of us; violence is a first resort for the likes of psychopaths.
Human progress and and wellbeing have been primarily built upon cooperation and community as well as passing down the knowledge and skills core to maintaining and improving upon civilization to be adapted and improved upon. We can draw inspiration from the examples of the past and their ingenuity in how they led their their lives and practiced their crafts and pursued their work and cultivated their communities, not to mention the admirable beauty & impressive utility that endure in what they created.
@@Paws4Thought669 The Romans were at war somewhere 365 days a year .
@x77punk77x I like the idea but this just isn't backed up by the record. Most humans enjoy violence when the right people are being hurt.
Things like stealing from other tribes and killing for land or property is as old as life itself.
@@moniker2804 Yes.
Before America was discovered , The Huron and Iroquois were always at wore .
Then you have the Aztecs Oh Boy .
And it’s scary to know the reason of their destruction. They were Called people of SODOM. They were destroyed by the rain of Sulphur stones on them because they were involved in homosexuality. They were lesbians and gays.
This is work to be commended. Archaeological excavations are a very arduous task and I respect archaeologists who investigate historically significant sites like Pompeii.
The dedication and expertise of these archaeologists are truly commendable. With each discovery, we get a glimpse into the lives of those who lived in Pompeii, their daily routines, their culture, and their art. It's like we are unraveling the pages of a long-forgotten book and piecing together the past.
yeah commend the uncovering of an ashey figure masterbating himself
But I respect that archeology standards are constantly increasing.
Worst of all is how poorly they are paid for doing such fine work. Truly a passion job
Kris is tan because she is from Nicuruagua.
I must add that the work and dedication of the archaeologists has brought Pompeii to life for us so that we may understand more about ancient Roman life.
Not including their part in the european slave trade 🤣
@chucky2316 and the same for any culture or civilisation for the entirety of history on this planet up to just around 100 or so years ago.
What's your point here?
@@chucky2316 4400
It was just fãģúĕťțës fvćking eachother, what's there to know?
@@chucky2316shuttup, all of humanity’s history shares that thread of slavery and conquest. It has only been since Britain outlawed slavery that we even bothered to try and do it differently. Take your 1st world snobbery back to clown school and sit it down next to your prejudice.
I love Pompeii and have visited several times, I am in awe of the place with its sliding doors on shops to the corner food take away shops where it’s thought you could purchase the equivalent to a pizza today and then there is the white marble in the middle of the roads placed there to shine in the moonlight to help you see your way home.. I have even seen lead pipes coming out of the wall for waste water…! Now that is truly amazing..
Kudos to the team of archaeologists for their dedication and passion for unearthing Pompeii's past.
I visited Pompeii twice, first time was in the rain in January 2009. I remember how green the surrounding were . This was the Italians link to the pass and it's a special place full of emotion.
I can't get over the oven, they invented such perfect shape 2,000 years ago!!!
only visited once but would love to go back
Robert Harris book Pompeii is good
People weren't that different from us today. Our generations being so much smarter is wishful thinking.
@@humnnn what's your answer?
The plumbing?! I'm speechless
incredible craftsmanship, but unfortunately they made the pipes from lead.
Da italiano di oggi civondato.da resti romani ponti,acquedotti ancora oggi al loro posto nonostante il tempo passato,i barbari ecc..penso a che grade popolo fossero i miei antenati etruschi,romani ,greci delle colonie sud italy.e vedere certi miei connazionali come non lo apprezzi o mi fa vergognare di essere italianiano che ama tanto questa terra unica al mondo.😢
@@musicjunk8266 , i think we can forgive them )
@@musicjunk8266 lead is not toxic when water is running because of mineral sediment from water acting like insulation
@@trader2137what you wrote makes no sense actually. Also there is no amount of lead that is known to be harmless, even microscopic amounts
I visited Pompeii last year (August 2022) its a fascinating place to visit, especially for someone who studied geology and loves history. I was a bit disappointed that some areas can only be visited certain times of the week, (at least that's what our tour guide told us) but to say I was there, will be a memory I will hold dear for the rest of my life.
It's amazing how well preserved some of it is
Pizza
@@broncotrolly Spaghetti
@@A1readyDead noodles
@@spicybiryani2617lasagna
Communal bread ovens were still in use not that long ago… my Italian husband has talked about taking his mother’s bread/focaccia to the local oven and they even had a family stamp for identification. This was in the 1980s
Pompeii is so beautiful and a wonder for all who visit the ancient Roman city. We have learnt much about the lives of people living there almost 2000 years ago. I think when visiting we must do so with reverence for those who died in the volcanic eruption.
I'm eager to see what new insights and treasures this excavation will bring to light. Every artifact, every wall, and every street they uncover adds a layer to the captivating history of this ancient civilization. It's both a humbling and awe-inspiring experience to witness these findings and learn from our ancestors.
I've visited Pompeii twice and was just moved by how wonderful it is. I'm so glad they're finding out more about it, even now.
If someone told me this building belonged to 19th century or early 20th I'd believe them; the paintings on the wall, the oven ... and the plumbing really looked modern. There wasn't any rust on it. You'd expect it to disintegrate after 2000 years but it looked new.
Possibly bronze or more probably lead , Plumbum in latin, plumbing in english
.....of course there was no rust on it....lead does not rust.....try to make an educated comment next time.....otherwise - you look like a fool.....
Lead pipe plumbing doesn’t rust.
20th is a stretch. more like 19th
@@NoahSpurrierand is toxic
The moment you see her walk from the empty street into the atrium was eerie af. Imagining that 2000 years ago it was really just a normal village like anywhere in Europe is somehow mindblowing and haunting at the same time.
I felt the same.exact.thing, how strange! I even paused the video on that exact clip bc I felt something. The spiritual activity is teeming there!
That plumbing is absolutely impressive.
Just don't be a "mucker"!! Yuck!
The plumbing is amazing. The work has got to be the most significant .There's going be a lot more discovered. Thank you for your dedication.
Pompeii is so beautiful. To go back in time and see such a city would be priceless.
You have no idea what you're talking about. Sin city it was. No different from Sodom and Gomorrah. You would of died there. Children were their victims as well.
Dig deeper
I visited there in 2009 and for me it was transformative in many ways. It really taught me that there is no real difference between a human born 10,000 years ago and one born 10 hours ago. Sure the modern baby may be much healthier, but only in relatively wealthy countries near cities with a lot of resources---one born today in rural nowhere would be virtually indistinguishable physically from one born in Pompeii 2100 years ago. The only difference is what we are taught after we are born. So, when others sometimes say "oh, people don't do / say / think that anymore...", I say BS. We haven't changed one bit; we are just healthier and have more knowledge.
I don't think healthier. There is more pollution and contaminated water and crops in the world. Most of the food eaten by people today including the West is not filled with chemicals and are processed. Eating meat and vegetables in those years were far more nutritious than they are today.
The lifestyle that people would have had as hunter gatherers or even simple farmers would have been very different. But interestingly enough, somebody living in a city in Mesopotamia in the 3rs Millennium BC would likely lead a life that we would consider pretty comparable to today. Much less technology obviously, but public and social life as well as your daily routine doing your job would be pretty similar.
Ummm....maybe in America? Rural areas where I'm from doesn't mean the child will be less healthy....do you mean 70 years ago?
Roman enslaved other people in their conquests. No difference than America and other first world countries.
Are we healthier, though? 🤔
Can't believe that's over 2000 years old. Incredible.
I never thought the plumbling and floor installments would give me chills
True. I was also extremely surprised how modern it looked. I rewinded several times in disbelief
Pompeii is the most amazing place to visit if you ever get the chance, but make sure you see Herculaneum (Ercolano) too. Quite different
Herculaneum is inexplicably underrated.
wtf is that place ?
I'm flying to Rome in 3 months. Never been to Italy before, but am enthralled by it's history.
Will make sure I visit Pompeii. Looks like there are fast trains that zoom down to Naples.
@jimcottee9187 there's a train station of the Circumvesuviana train (out of Naples) right at Pompeii. If you want to see Herculaneum, you need to get out at Ercolano station. When we did it (many years ago), it was a bit of a hike to the site. I hope there might be a shuttle bus these days?
It's so fascinating how modern and "contemporary" it was.
Crazy that one town was better organized and had much better art than pretty much anywhere on earth during the entire medieval period.
@@cmt6997and this wasn’t Rome Pompei was just a provincial City of the Empire
@@marcobelli6856Roman aqueducts were so good that we could still use them today. It was an incredibly advanced civilization for the period.
Love em or hate em, gotta admit, Roman architecture is prolly the greatest & most useful in history. They built things well. Made stuff that lasts. And it was useful as well as lovely. This is extraordinary. Thanks ever so much! 🥰
Greece architecture was a lot better
Persian Empire.
@@muhammad-bin-american still Greece and Greece won the war with Persia 😏😂
@@brandonknight5718 Won the war and invented democracy. Go team Greece.
@@brandonknight5718 Greece and Rome stole a lot of ideas from Persia. But they lie a lot about history.
That plumbing is absolutely impressive
The frescos are amazing. The fact that we can still see the colors is so cool.
What a discovery. It doesn't look old .
.. The designs that were made on walls are looking modern.
Gosh you are highly ignorant 😂
@@fabianwylie8707and you are highly rude.
This is fantastic! I'll follow this❤
@jalanlurus7938 Can You translate your comment into english and repost, please? Why are You angry?
I went to visit in 1990 and it was such an amazing experience.. I would love to visit again hoping to see the new findings.
The very original Pizza 😲
In the summer of 1965 I walked, alone, among the excavated streets and dwellings at the time. It felt haunted but not in a negative way, almost as if some souls were saying thank you to those who discovered and evaluated their tragedies.
You were very lucky to visit Pompeii in 1965! Long before the mass tourism industry. And it is an ‘industry’ now, processing huge numbers of tourist visits. The main areas of the city are now packed with tour groups.
I’ve visited Pompeii many times and the only time I was alone was one September during the last 30 minutes before closing time, when all the tour groups had left. It was an eerie but wonderful experience to walk the streets alone for those few moments!
I'm curious about how they are preserving what has been excavated. Could you offer some insight from your experiences?
That's absolutely incredible. Keep up the great work 💯🇨🇦
a few days ago was inhaugurated the rome-pompeii high-speed train to allow those interested to visit both the two great sites in one day
The shocking things will be how similar our lives were
Yup!!! Can't wait till they reach the smaller houses. When I was there years ago we visited a place where the poorer lived and it was amazing. None of the grand architecture or great atriums. Just small huts for the average joe.
Their homes look nicer and better built than ours
yea more quality over quantity back then, or just the quality ones lasted the longest
Concrete apartment with aluminium joinery windows. I'm not envy at all. 🤷♂😂
This is like looking at a mansion in Beverly Hills and saying "their homes look nicer and better built than ours." Most people did not live like this.
@@pearce05 outside of the Empire people lived like animals, yes. That's why Roma was a beacon of civilization and why Roman citizenship was the greatest reward in the army.
@@_d--you shouldn’t believe Roman propaganda. Other peoples didn’t live like animals.
Archaeologists embark on the biggest excavation of Pompeii feels like we are uncovering the secrets of a lost world. It's incredible to think that this ancient city, frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, is revealing more of its hidden wonders after all these centuries.
I know Roman cities have advanced plumbing but THAT advanced? incredible!
It almost seems unreal
Archeology provides the primary sources of evidence of our past. Watching the historic city of Pompeii brought to life gives me chills. These archeologists have done stunning jobs, and they should be commanded greatly for it.
I appreciate the videos of Pompeii because I know I will never get to see it in person. It fascinates me and looking at Vesuvius in the background is sort of sobering.
This is the kind of news I like to watch.
Think I'm going to watch that BBC documentary on it, love stuff like this and quality ones are hard to find.
Pizza has been created and eaten since a long time ago~
So incredibly interesting to have even a glimpse of how people lived over 2,000 years ago. Just absolutely crazy.
I love reading about ancient history. Pompeii was a terrible tragedy but so was Herculaneum. Thousands died & were buried. At least their stories & history will never be forgotten. People are still unearthing more of Pompeii that they did before. But also finding more bodies of those who died on that awful day.
The presenter was so excited, I could see it in her face
Absolutely fascinating, always in awe when new discoveries are made.
It's wild to imagine people in 3967 AD digging up one of our cities and thinking the same things.
I visited Pompei years ago and it was great even if the experience was generally ruined by the presence of a lot of loud turists going around in shorts and t-shirts. And in fact the only magical moment of my visit happened when I accidentally entered the amphiteatre (very well preserved) from the entrance used by the gladiators so I was basically at the center of it and it was completely deserted. It was really eerie it was like I was conscious of the presence of those people millenia before me.
@@mr.tea.1748 No I was wearing long trousers and a cotton shirt and it was august and I'm not loud. But mine wasn't a criticism to how they were dressed my point was the presence of all those people weakened the experience the place is incredible you are litterally walking inside an ancient roman city but you can feel it only if the place is not crowded that's why I said it was magical when I went to the amphiteatre because it was deserted I was alone in there. Anyway I know most people can't understand what I mean I'm very sensitive I can feel things when I visit ancient places while most people are simply curious and live the experience on a more superficial level.
I can feel that, too. I would love they had a day per week where they would only allow quiet visitor conscious of the past and respecting the dead there.
Someday I'll go there and be there in the very early morning hours - same with Forum Romanum.
thank the tourist industry :-)
You know the city would have been noisy, dirty and crude at times when it was actually occupied by the Romans in ancient times? It was lived in like any other big city. Your special spiritual moment doesn’t actually reflect reality while your experience of walking through the city amongst a thronging, loud crowd actually replicated what it really would have been like much better. Down to the multiculturalism within the city! Too bad you weren’t able to appreciate it and instead felt like you needed complete privacy to have a special moment.
Also why would you comment on their clothes? They’re perfectly appropriate for a partially indoor, partially outdoor walking tour
@@maddieb.4282 ok apparently I can't report my impressions of my visit it's not allowed. I said I had a magical moment in the amphiteatre when I was alone because that way I could imagine the ancient people who were there and the fighting of the gladiators which probably wasn't a joyful experience. The presence of modern people lessened that possibility but I didn't say I didn't enjoy the visit to the rest of the city. Probably your attitude towards ancient ruins is not the same as mine for me it's a sort of strange connection to the events that occurred there so you can't understand what I mean. But as I said I think I have the right to report my impressions of my visit that were absolutely positive if there was any doubt about it.
History is incredible!
I strongly advise anyone to visit Pompei. You will be stunned by what you will see and what your senses will experience while walking in a real Roman city of 2000 years ago. It shows how advanced and modern was the Roman civilization. In few words they set the base for the western world as we know it now. 😊
The sight of a place sich as this preserved at such scale is amazing!
Thank you, BBC, for bringing these incredible documentaries.
What a fascinating job uncovering these treasures, i'm so envious . 🇬🇧
Me too! I've always wanted to be an archeologist since I was young but just didn't have the means. I love old architecture, buildings and homes. I also love and collect rocks/stones.
amazing. great job everyone who is working hard for this.
I'm out of words.. definitely a goal to visit one day. Absolutely amazing!
Wow, fascinating! So well preserved
I visited Pompeii a couple years ago and it was incredible. I had a guided tour around some parts of the site and our guide really brought everything to life. He explained everything in such a way where we could perfectly imagine how daily life must've been like before the volcano erupted. I loved walking around the site and imagining it full of Roman people going about their day, doing shopping, socializing, etc. I hope to visit Pompeii again and discover more of it.
Anyone try to remake the pizza paibted in a fresco on a wall there ?
The plumbing looked amazing!
Miss living in Lago Patria a suburb of Napels . seeing history revealed everyday around every corner.. Wish i could go thru Pompeii again.
I visited Pompeii Nov. 2018.Amazing place to visit and study the history.
Thank you for sharing with us!
Not sure why he said only in Pompeii. Herculaneum is as good as or even better of a window into daily life. Both are amazing time capsules.
I had no idea that Pompeii as of 2023 has not been fully excavated from the volcanic ash 2000 years ago.
Wow, interesting discovery. There must be more to discover in that area. 👍😍🤩
Their work allows us to bridge the gap between the past and the present, and I can't wait to see the stories they unearth and the knowledge they share with the world.
Thanks for sharing this with us.👍🏼
Amazing. Fascinating.
I traveled to Pompeii in 2013 - amazing site to see - I highly recommend - I look forward to seeing again once they've fully excavated
The Roman scaffold shelving and plastic trays are almost indistinguishable from our modern ones.
Thats amazing.
Fascinating!
Ricordo quando sono stato li a Pompei e anche sulla Vesuvio.
Seeing this much of how people lived 2000 years ago is so cool. I can put into words how cool it is. Its so fascinating. So old. It should be done. If not out of fascination then out of respect for our ancestors.
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Incredible!!
Anxiously anticipating the end result. Absolutely fascinating.
Absolutely fascinating. It’s insane how closely people from so long ago lived just we do now. The fountain plumbing?!
A massive undertaking, but I can imagine every archeologist's dream!
This is honestly crazy. Crazy. A time capsule.
Fascinating! Ive been lucky enough to have visited about 4 years ago and plan to hopefully return again. I'm loving the depiction of what appears to be pizza. I had the feeling pizza has been around longer than we think. I'd be interested in knowing what ingredients are on top.
Wow!!! Incredible discovery
Wow amazing to see how advanced they were 2000 years ago.
My dream home in high school was a Roman villa built around a courtyard.
Mind blowing
What really gets me is the painting on the wall. Of a pizza on a silver platter... which looks like it could have been served proudly at a pizzeria today. Often we look at the past and think, "These were a primitive people with a primitive culture." And we're looking down on them. Then you see the pipes, and the paintings. I realize that while technology and clothing has changed, basic human desires, behavior, and the culture that comes from that has not changed at all.
Its just insane that all of that is over 2,000 years old, yet it looks like it was built maybe 10 years ago! It really looks like being teleported back in time!
Pompeii looks better than some parts of Chicago! :-o
@@l.a.mottern3106 My video started on autoplay. To begin with I wasn't paying attention. At my first glance I thought it was footage from Detroit. Then I saw a building I recognised from 1977 and realised it was Pompeii.
Wish there was more focus on the plumbing.
Outstanding.
This is great thank you guys ❤❤❤
I love archeology.
Magical, amazing I really love romans history, I v been there once , I definitely I will be back .
Amazing
Her attitude and energy... like she's checked out, doesn't gaf .
Desk beast
Eternally, i wpuld love to see them rebuild a replica repaired Pompei to scale. I think the is a great many people who would like to walk those streets let alone being part of the crafting process
got to go and visit Pompeii again 🙂
This is incredible
Awesome! Wonderful. Everything they find, I want to look at every little detail. I could probably visit Pompeii for 6 weeks straight and still not be done with it.
@@SS_Nationalist what?
Wow! This is great. We can finally know unknown details of the city.
can anyone tell the documentary(BBC) which was referred in the video.
The wall frieze is amazing
History never will forgotten.
Wow, just amazing .
Fascinating ❤
Can't wait to watch the three parts documentary about this excavation. Pompeii always gets to amaze us all.
Well, the next 2000 years are very exciting for the people in that years. They will witness clearly what life we made in this generation.