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Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead

The bones weren't recognizedas a scientific resource until Relatively recently, so...

The bones weren't recognized
as a scientific resource until Relatively recently, so they
weren't stored very carefully, And infant bones are
quite different-looking
to adult bones, So it's quite possible
that they weren't even Recognized as human

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The bones weren't recognized as a scientific resource until
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Relatively recently, so they weren't stored very carefully,
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And infant bones are quite different-looking to adult bones,
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So it's quite possible that they weren't even
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Recognized as human.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:08
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Forensic experts scan Pompeii's victims to investigate why they didn't escape the eruption.
This is a fantastic discovery. - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:05
This is a fantastic discovery.
Narrator: This is the youngest child to be identified by the team, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:11
Narrator: This is the youngest child to be identified by ...
Dealing with an infant would have certainly slowed the - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:20
Dealing with an infant would have certainly slowed the
But the greater norm is to go ahead and stay with the group. - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:05
But the greater norm is to go ahead and stay with the group.
There's a certain sense of emotional reassurance of - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:06
There's a certain sense of emotional reassurance of
It's also the case we like to look after each other. - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:04
It's also the case we like to look after each other.
So, if we see an elderly person or if we see a child, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:09
So, if we see an elderly person or if we see a child,
This instinct to want to stay with others is so, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:10
This instinct to want to stay with others is so,
Narrator: The layers of pumice here are so thick that volcanologists - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:08
Narrator: The layers of pumice here are so thick that vol...
The fugitives, found above these layers, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:23
The fugitives, found above these layers,
Everything beneath this layer is pumice, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:06
Everything beneath this layer is pumice,
This was that stuff that was raining out of a cloud that - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:09
This was that stuff that was raining out of a cloud that
Once that pumice rained out, that column began to collapse in on itself - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:10
Once that pumice rained out, that column began to collapse i...
Narrator: As the eruption lost power, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:31
Narrator: As the eruption lost power,
Narrator: As pyroclastic flows raced down the flanks of vesuvius, - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:19
Narrator: As pyroclastic flows raced down the flanks of v...
Narrator: Doctor lazer plans to x-ray them all. - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:10
Narrator: Doctor lazer plans to x-ray them all.
Stijn: It is metal. Dr lazer: It's metal, for sure. - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:05
Stijn: It is metal. Dr lazer: It's metal, for sure.
I think we need a clearer view of that. - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:04
I think we need a clearer view of that.
Ok. That's super clear now. Look at that. - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:06
Ok. That's super clear now. Look at that.
So, you can see that the metal has corroded. - Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 00:04
So, you can see that the metal has corroded.