A?ch???l??ists h?v? ?nc?v???? th? ??m?ins ?? ? m?st?? ?n? his sl?v? ???m P?m??ii, victims ?? th? c?t?cl?smic v?lc?nic ????ti?n th?t ??st????? th? cit?. Th?? w??? ???n? in th? h???t ?? th? ??ins ?? P?m??ii ?n? th?? ??? ?????in? n?w insi?hts int? li?? in th? R?m?n Em?i?? in th? 1st c?nt??? AD.
Th? ??ins ?t P?m??ii its?l? ??? ???h??s ?n? ?? th? ??st-kn?wn ??ch???l??ic?l ???ks in th? w??l?. A?ch???l??ists ??? still m?kin? ?isc?v??i?s ?t th? sit? n?t ??? ???m N??l?s, It?l?. Ex???ts w??? w??kin? in ? l???? vill?, th?t w?s ?nc? th? h?m? ?? ? m?m??? ?? th? P?m??i?n ?lit? wh?n th?? c?m? ?c??ss th? ??m?ins. Th? ??ins ?? this vill? ??? l?c?t?? in th? Civit? Gi?li?n?, wh??? im???t?nt ?in?s h?v? ???vi??sl? ???n m???. A?ch???l??ists ???n? th? ??m?ins ?? tw? m?l?s in ? c?ll?? ?? ?n???????n? ch?m??? ??n??th th? vill?.
Th? c??s? ?? ???th ??? th?s? ?n???t?n?t? ????l? wh? ?i?? ???in? th? ????ti?n ?? M??nt V?s?vi?s in 79 AD is ?ls? th? ???s?n wh? ??ch???l??ists ?in? ??m?ins in s?ch ???? c?n?iti?n. ( P??c? A?ch??l??ic? ?i P?m??i )
N?w H?m?n R?m?ins ?t P?m??ii: A?? Th?? ?? ? M?st?? ?n? Sl?v?? Th? ??m?ins ?isc?v???? ??? ?? tw? inh??it?nts ?? ?nci?nt P?m??ii wh? ???ish?? in 79 AD wh?n M??nt V?s?vi?s ?x?l???? ?n? ?n??l??? th? cit? with h?t ?sh, ??mic? ?n? ????cl?stic ?l?ws. Th? G????i?n ???t?s M?ssim? Os?nn?, th? ?i??ct?? ?? th? P?m??ii ??ch???l??ic?l ???k, ?s s??in? th?t th? ?isc?v??i?s ??? “t??l? ?xc??ti?n?l.” Th? tw? ???s??v?? ???i?s ???n? in th? vill? w??? th?t ?? ?n ?l??? ?n? ? ???n??? m?l?, ?n? ??th h?? ???n ?nt?m??? in ?sh. Th? ?l??? m?n w?s ???? ??tw??n 30 ?n? 40, ?n? th? ???n??? m?n w?s in his ???l? tw?nti?s.
F??th?? inv?sti??ti?ns sh?w?? th?t th? ?l??? m?n h?? t??c?s ?? ? w??l?n cl??k t?ck?? ?n??? his n?ck. Th? ???n? m?n still h?? th? t??c?s ?? ? sim?l? t?nic th?t h? w??? ?n th?t ??t???l ??? in 79 AD. A st??? ?? th? ??m?ins sh?w?? th?t his v??t????? w??? c??sh?? ?n? w??n ??t. Giv?n his ??? this w??l? s????st th?t h? h?? ???n ?n????? in h??? ?h?sic?l w??k. This m?? in?ic?t? th?t h? w?s ? sl?v?, ?s sl?v?s w??? t??ic?ll? inv?lv?? in ??ck????kin? l????, ?n? th?t th? ?l??? m?n m?? h?v? ???n his m?st??.
Th? sl?v? ?n? his m?st?? ?isc?v???? in ? vill? ?n th? ??tski?ts ?? P?m??ii m?st h?v? ?i?? ? ????s?m? ?n? ?xc??ci?tin? ???th, ?s c?n ?? s??n in th? w?? th?? ??? cl?nchin? th?i? ???t ?n? h?n?s.