US EditionPompeii's Ruins Reoccupied: Archaeologists Confirm Centuries-Long Settlement
- On August 6, 2025, archaeologists revealed that people resumed living in Pompeii after the ancient city was devastated by the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.
- A number of former residents, constrained by financial difficulties from moving elsewhere, resettled amid the destroyed city, joined by others seeking refuge or leftover belongings.
- This post-eruption settlement was an informal, precarious camp lacking Roman infrastructure, with people living above volcanic ash and using old house floors as storage.
- According to site director Gabriel Zuchtriegel, subtle signs indicating that the area had been inhabited again were frequently erased and cleared away hastily, without any proper recording.
- The findings indicate Pompeii persisted as a fragile community for centuries until its complete abandonment in the fifth century AD.
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Some of Pompeii's Residents Returned Home After Vesuvius Eruption - Archaeology Magazine
Oven in a reoccupied area of the Insula Meridionalis, Pompeii, Italy POMPEII, ITALY—When Mount Vesuvius erupted in a.d. 79, it famously buried Roman towns around the Bay of Naples in as much as 20 feet of ash, volcanic rock, and debris. Many of Pompeii’s estimated 20,000 residents perished, while the rest fled their homes, seemingly never to return. According to a report by Le Monde, however, new research at the site has revealed that some of th…
Life after Vesuvius: Archaeologists uncover post-eruption return to Pompeii
The ancient Romans attempted to rebuild after the disaster of 79 C.E., and continued to eke out a post-apocalyptic living among the ruins of Pompeii for centuries, archaeological finds show
The city of Pompeii was destroyed in 79 AD by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Now archaeological evidence suggests that the city was not completely deserted in the years that followed. The surviving townspeople and other settlers established a settlement in the ruins that resembled a simple camp.
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