Excavation At Pompeii (1948)

Pompeii, Italy. Remains of a Roman house believed to have been destroyed by volcanic eruption in 63 B.C. are discovered during rebuilding operations on the Museum at Pompeii. MS. Ruins of Pompeii. Several panning shots of walls. CU. Mosaic work on walls. MS. Broken tiles, pan to walls. MS. Decorations on walls. CU. Split in tiled floor. CU. Remains of pillars. CU. Broken tiles. MS. Damaged walls. CU. Broken pottery. LS. Walls, swing to tiled passage. MS. Excavation works. LS. Ruins of Pompeii - long shot. Mute Lav. Date found in the old record - 21/01/1948. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), Br