Who discovered the ruins of Pompeii?

Pompeii was an old Roman city located in Italy. The destruction of Pompeii was a tragic historical event that led to the destruction of the whole city in AD 79. Pompeii and some neighboring cities like Herculaneum and other surrounding areas were greatly destroyed when there was an eruption of volcanic ash during that time, infrastructures, buildings and lives were buried and preserved in a dramatic way.

A lot of archeological operations had been conducted on the site as human remains and other materials that were left behind were used by archeologists in unraveling the nature and the activities of the inhabitants of the city. All the inhabitants were buried and just fewer people were able to make it out of the incident. The place was found out by an Italian architect named Domenico Fontana. Domenico Fontana was born on 28, June 1543 and died in 1607. Domenico Fontana discovered the ruins of Pompeii when he was digging an underground tunnel around the area.