Pompeii is one of the most mysterious places on the planet, and just next door, the remains of a second abandoned Roman town, Herculaneum, pose new questions about what happened when Mount Vesuvius erupted; cutting-edge tech might have answers. This is a mashup of S04E03 "Pompeii's Doomsday Mummies" and S06E02 "Vesuvius's Secret Victim" (Herculaneum).
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Steven Kearney
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Retitled, this episode re-aired as "Ancient Volcanic Mysteries" on 8/25/2020 at 2100 with a summary of "Recently unearthed mummies may help solve the enduring mystery of why Pompeii was built on an active volcano, and archaeologists explore the secrets of Herculaneum, an ancient Roman town perfectly preserved after the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius."