Pickaxe
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The archaeologists discover 2000-year-old workman’s tools, including an ancient pickaxe.
In a small room, the archaeologists discover 2000-year-old workman’s tools just where the workman left them at the time of the eruption. They include hoes and a pickaxe that has hardly changed since AD 79.
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Pickaxe
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
In a small room, the archaeologists discover 2000-year-old workman’s tools just where the workman left them at the time of the eruption. They include hoes and a pickaxe that has hardly changed since AD 79.
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Clip: Ep1 | 2m 1s | Professor Chris Jackson describes the warning signs in the hours before the eruption in AD 79. (2m 1s)
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Clip: Ep1 | 1m 42s | Archaeologists begin excavating a previously untouched area of Pompeii called Insula 10. (1m 42s)
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Clip: Ep1 | 2m 4s | The archaeologists unearth a lavishly decorated fresco that looks like a pizza. (2m 4s)
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Clip: Ep1 | 1m 59s | Anthropologist Dr. Valeria Amoretti is carefully excavating the remains of two bodies. (1m 59s)
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