Pompeii: The New Dig – House Of Treasures on SBS and SBS on Demand – A new one-hour addition to Pompeii: The New Dig reveals the latest findings as the biggest archaeological dig in Pompeii for a generation reaches its climax.
Told through the drama of the dig and stylised fresco-inspired animations, House of Treasures continues to paint a vivid picture of what life was like in Pompeii, as well as the horror faced by the residents as the volcano erupted in AD 79.
Now, the team make another extraordinary discovery: the body of a woman, crouched on the floor, clutching a pouch containing pearl earrings and gold coins, possessions worth thousands of pounds in today’s money.
To learn more about the room, the team use plaster casts of the cavities in the ash to reproduce the shapes of the furniture that filled the room: a chest, a bed and a small table.
On top of the table, a marble slab on which we stood objects from everyday life – bottles, pots and plates.
Pompeii: The New Dig – House Of Treasures on SBS and SBS on Demand – Premiere / Sunday 3 August at 7.30pm (1 Part)
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Pompeii: The New Dig – House Of Treasures on SBS and SBS on Demand
