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The Bodies

At Pompeii, Italian archaeologists begin the biggest dig in a generation, where they find a bakery, a wealthy house and a fresco of a so-called ‘pizza’, and make a grisly discovery.

Following the most extensive archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. Over the course of a year, an all-Italian team of archaeologists excavate an entire city block, Insula 10, in the north of the city. The team aims to unearth the buildings, their purpose, who lived there and what happened to them during the eruption.

The excavation begins with the discovery of a large brick-built oven. It begins as a mystery, as it is too big to be just for a private residence. But further investigations reveal it was part of a thriving commercial bakery, selling its bread wholesale to the people of Pompeii.

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Wed 24 Apr 2024 03:05

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Role Contributor
Narrator Kate Fleetwood
Director Elena Mortelliti
Producer Marco Gangarossa
Production Manager Jennifer Cambridge
Director of photography Edoardo Anselmi
Editor Nick Price
Composer Dimitri Scarlato
Series Producer Elena Mortelliti
Executive Producer Ian A Hunt
Executive Producer Richard Bradley
Production Company Lion Television

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