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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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Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby.
Known as a termopolium, Latin for hot drinks counter, the shop was discovered in the archaeological park s Regio V site, which is not yet open the public, and unveiled on Saturday.
Traces of nearly 2,000-year-old food were found in some of the deep terra cotta jars containing hot food which the shop keeper lowered into a counter with circular holes.
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Archaeologists discover a thermopolium - the ancient equivalent of a fast-food eatery - in the city of Pompeii, offering insights on dining and tastes of the people at the time.
The discovery marks the first time that an ancient Roman eatery of the sort was unearthed, shedding light on the establishments that were supposedly a hit before the city was buried in volcanic ash in pumice in 79 AD.
(Photo: Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bakers grinding grain in a bakery in ancient Pompeii, Italy. An artist s dream in Pompeii from The Graphic Portfolio. This engraving is from a sketch by Mr. Sydney Hall.