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Bread (semi)-preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Italy, 79 AD (media.kbin.social)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

https://diningandcooking.com/687253/ancient-loaves-of-bread-from-the-cities-of-pompeii-and-herculaneum-that-were-carbonized-in-volcanic-pyroclastic-flows-of-mount-vesuvius-in-79-ad/

Pretty sure they aren't edible, but they provide a glimpse into how Roman bread looked!

[โ€“] Ogeon 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah, they look a bit stale.