New treasures in old Pompeii hear about it at urban legends and stranger truths a new excavation has uncovered some of Pompeii's finest artworks. Yet the ancient roman city was buried by Mount Vesuvius's eruption back in 79 ad, and despite centuries of archaeological work, a third of the city still remains. Covered. In the largest digita generation, most of the commercial and residential area known as region nine is being excavated