This civilization persisted from five centuries before the Christian era to two beyond, until a nearby volcano erupted, burying the city in lava. The work of archaeological excavation is still under way.
此處的文明從西元前五世紀延續到西元二世紀，直到附近火山爆發，熔漿掩埋了整個城市，考古發掘的工作今天仍在進行中。