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“Perfectly Preserved’ Glassware Recovered From 2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck“

'Perfectly Preserved' Glassware Recovered From 2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck

The Roman vessel may have sunk while transporting glass from the Middle East to France

“Archaeologists have recovered thousands of pieces of glassware—many of them “perfectly preserved”—from a 2,000-year-old shipwreck in the waters between Italy and France.”

Wow 😍

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Thermopolium: Fast Food in Pompeii

"The snack spots were usually designed as long counters with earthware jars, called dolia, embedded in them to help hot foods and drinks stay warm." Smithsonian

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Secrets Of The Roman Baths | And Why Swimming Is Banned!