THE OTHER POMPEII LIFE & DEATH IN HERCULANEUM - AS SEEN ON IN SOUTH AFRICA

Product Description Just 10 miles from Pompeii, along the ancient shoreline, 12 archedvaults are telling a whole new story about what life was like beforethe eruption of Mount Vesuvius. They contain the skeletons of no lessthan 340 people, just 10% of the local population, killed by thevolcano. Amongst them are the first new skeletons to be found in thearea for 30 years; they are now the subject of a ground-breakingscientific investigation secured in a world exclusive for the BBC. Presented by Pompeianist Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill of theUniversity of Cambridge and Director of the Herculaneum ConservationProject we meet the scientists leading the forensic project - LucaBondioli and Luciano Fattore - and then go on a tour of the incredibletown where the skeletons once lived. On his journey Andrew uncoverstheir houses, their wooden furniture and their food which are perfectlypreserved by a layer of ash up to five times deeper than Pompeii. With stunning aerial photography of Herculaneum, this film gives us abehind the scenes look at this place and its extraordinary ancientinhabitants as they've never been seen before. It opens the lid on atiny, yet astonishing Roman town, which drew immigrants from Syria andbeyond, and where perfectly preserved court transcripts scratched onwooden tablets tell of slaves challenging their status in the town'scourts. The Other Pompeii: Life and Death in Herculaneum unravels a surprisingstory of resilience, courage and humanity.