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AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF CONTINOUS CHANGE New discoveries emerge constantly, articles and books about these findings have steadily appeared as excavations expand into parts of the town that remain buried. In 2021 Gabriel Zuchtriegel, a German classicist then in his late 30s, was given the enormous task of directing the dynamic site of Pompeii. In “The Buried City,” a meditation on both the ruins of Pompeii and his life as a pioneering archaeologist, Mr. Zuchtriegel shows that his selection was an inspired choice, he speaks with passion, wonder and deep humanity. ‘The Buried City’ Review: Pompeii on Display | The Wall Street Journal