[SunkenCiv]

Or maybe not. The fact that the site has been generally avoided may mean some stunning finds (from an archaeological perspective), but Stabiae (if memory serves, I was pretty young in 79 AD) was farther away from the eruption. Pliny the Elder died on the shore (poison gas from the eruption?) after landing to round up survivors for evacuation. Others in the rescue party survived.

[LongElegantLegs]

Or maybe not. The fact that the site has been generally avoided may mean some stunning finds (from an archaeological perspective)

Let's hope so! Perhaps the choice of words is just a bid to engage the public and drum up more funding; I understand that archeologists are forced to produce or move on.

(if memory serves, I was pretty young in 79 AD)
Thanks for the chuckle. :-P