People reoccupied Pompeii after Vesuvius eruption, archaeologists find

Site director says a kind of camp, a favela' was founded in the ruins of city destroyed in AD79

Archaeologists have discovered new evidence pointing to the reoccupation of Pompeii after the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius that left the city in ruins.

Despite the massive destruction suffered by Pompeii, an ancient Roman city home to more than 20,000 people before the eruption, some survivors who could not afford to start a new life elsewhere are believed to have returned to live in the devastated area.