POMPEII, NEW EXCAVATIONS HAVE BEGUN IN THE CENTRAL AREA OF THE SITE
The aim is to improve the conservation of the site, restructure the edge of the excavation and obtain new archaeological data Excavations have resumed at Pompeii covering an extensive area of about 3,200 square metres, the equivalent of virtually an entire block (insula) of the ancient city which was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. The project is part of a broader approach which, orig …Read more