The Master, Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, has been interviewed on the Today programme, discussing the problems that face archaeologists in trying to preserve famous sites such as Pompeii.
You can listen to the interview, which also features the archaeologist and children's author Caroline Lawrence, by following the link to Today.
This is an archived news story, first posted in 2011.
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