Pompeii was buried by lava and ash from Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. In 1594 workers
digging a tunnel to supply water to a nearby village found the first signs of the old city.
But it wasn't until 1748 that workers started digging at the site of Pompeii,
and that work continues to this day. Shown here is entrance to the ruins.
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