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FILE: A private bathhouse recently discovered in the Pompeii archaeological site

Video. Buried minerals reveal dirt about daily life in ancient Pompeii

Updated: 15/01/2026 - 8:36 GMT+1

New secrets have been revealed about bathing culture in ancient Pompeii. Researchers have found mineral deposits under lava which suggest the city's famous aqueducts were influenced by the Greeks, thousands of years before the establishment of the Roman empire.

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