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The great city of Pompeii in Italy is the hotspot for the latest excavation of an ancient fast-food counter. The shop was engulfed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79 almost 2000 years ago. The food counter known as a thermopolium, served hot meals and drinks to Roman customers and served the equivalent to modern day street food. Massimo Ossana, director of the Pompeii archaeological park told Reuters that it was the first time an entire thermopolium has been excavated and called it an “extraordinary find.” He stated that the shop will be open to public viewing in 2021.
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Archaeologists also found a decorated bronze drinking bowl known as a patera, ceramic jars used for cooking stews and soups, wine flasks.
Traces of nearly 2,000-year-old food were found in some of the deep terra cotta jars containing hot food.
Pompeii is one of Italy’s most popular attractions and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
ROME: Archaeologists have made the extraordinary discovery of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby in Pompeii a city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD.
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