NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: Maintenance workers cover the main finds with tarpaulins to shelter them from the rain after the press preview of the new excavation area of Regio XI at the Pompeii Archaeological Park in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: Maintenance workers cover the main finds with tarpaulins to shelter them from the rain after the press preview of the new excavation area of Regio XI at the Pompeii Archaeological Park in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: Maintenance workers cover the main finds with tarpaulins to shelter them from the rain after the press preview of the new excavation area of Regio XI at the Pompeii Archaeological Park in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: Maintenance workers cover the main finds with tarpaulins to shelter them from the rain after the press preview of the new excavation area of Regio XI at the Pompeii Archaeological Park in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: Maintenance workers cover the main finds with tarpaulins to shelter them from the rain after the press preview of the new excavation area of Regio XI at the Pompeii Archaeological Park in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: Maintenance workers cover the main finds with tarpaulins to shelter them from the rain after the press preview of the new excavation area of Regio XI at the Pompeii Archaeological Park in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: Participants leave the new excavation area of Regio XI after a press preview at the Pompeii Archaeological Park in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano attends the press preview of the new excavation area of Regio IX at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano attends the press preview of the new excavation area of Regio IX at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano attends the press preview of the new excavation area of Regio IX at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: An archaeologist cleans up a fresco resurfaced in a dwelling in the Regio IX excavation area during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano attends the press preview of the new excavation area of Regio IX at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano attends the press preview of the new excavation area of Regio IX at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A general view of the new excavation area of Regio IX during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A view of the remains of the wash-house in the new Regio IX excavation area at the Pompeii Archaeological Park during the press preview in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A general view of the new excavation area of Regio IX during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A general view of the new excavation area of Regio IX during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A general view of the new excavation area of Regio IX during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A view of the bone remains of a victim of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 in the new Regio IX excavation area at the Pompeii Archaeological Park during the press preview in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A view of the remains of an oven in the new Regio IX excavation area at the Pompeii Archaeological Park during the press preview in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A general view of the new excavation area of Regio IX during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A view of the frescoed cubicles resurfaced in a dwelling in the Regio IX excavation area during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A general view of the new excavation area of Regio IX during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29, 2023: Frescoed cubicles resurfaced in a dwelling in the Regio IX excavation area in a press preview at the Pompeii Archaeological Park, May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A view of the bone remains of a victim of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 in the new Regio IX excavation area at the Pompeii Archaeological Park during the press preview in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A view of the bone remains of a victim of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 in the new Regio IX excavation area at the Pompeii Archaeological Park during the press preview in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A view of the bone remains of a victim of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 in the new Regio IX excavation area at the Pompeii Archaeological Park during the press preview in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A view of the bone remains of a victim of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 in the new Regio IX excavation area at the Pompeii Archaeological Park during the press preview in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A view of the bone remains of a victim of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 in the new Regio IX excavation area at the Pompeii Archaeological Park during the press preview in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A maintenance worker cleans up a pavement during the press preview of the new Regio IX excavation area at the Pompeii Archaeological Park in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A general view of the new excavation area of Regio IX during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A general view of the new excavation area of Regio IX during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A general view of the new excavation area of Regio IX during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: An archaeologist cleans up a fresco resurfaced in a dwelling in the Regio IX excavation area during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: An archaeologist cleans up a fresco resurfaced in a dwelling in the Regio IX excavation area during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A general view of the new excavation area of Regio IX during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: An archaeologist cleans up a fresco resurfaced in a dwelling in the Regio IX excavation area during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: An archaeologist cleans up a fresco resurfaced in a dwelling in the Regio IX excavation area during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: An archaeologist cleans up a fresco resurfaced in a dwelling in the Regio IX excavation area during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A general view of the new excavation area of Regio IX during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29, 2023: Frescoed cubicles resurfaced in a dwelling in the Regio IX excavation area in a press preview at the Pompeii Archaeological Park, May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A general view of the new excavation area of Regio IX during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: An archaeologist cleans up a fresco resurfaced in a dwelling in the Regio IX excavation area during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: An archaeologist cleans up a fresco resurfaced in a dwelling in the Regio IX excavation area during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A view of the frescoed cubicles resurfaced in a dwelling in the Regio IX excavation area during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: Visitors and officials take photos of Frescoed cubicles resurfaced in a dwelling in the Regio IX excavation area during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 29: A general view of the new excavation area of Regio IX during the press preview at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Naples, Italy on May 29, 2023. The new excavation area of Regio IX a hitherto unexplored area, as part of the protection and maintenance project for the excavations of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the first finds from the eruption of 79 AD have emerged. Silvia Bazzicalupo / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM