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'Distant ancestor' to pizza shown in 2,000-year-old painting - but toppings are a little different

Sky News Tuesday, 27 June 2023
'Distant ancestor' to pizza shown in 2,000-year-old painting - but toppings are a little differentA 2,000-year-old painting uncovered in Pompeii could show a "distant ancestor" to the modern pizza, archaeologists have said.
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News video: ‘Ancestor of Pizza’ Painting Discovered in Pompeii Ruins

‘Ancestor of Pizza’ Painting Discovered in Pompeii Ruins 01:19

In Italy, at the archeological site of a city buried in time, a ‘xenia’ or wall painting was discovered and on it may very well be the ancestor to what we all know and love as pizza. Pompeii is, after all, near Naples, the home of pizza. But two millennia ago? These guys didn't even know about...

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