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Carbonised loaves of bread were found in the ruins of Pompeii.

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In the bakeries of Pompeia were found loaves of bread carbonised by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Some still had their original shape and the bakers stamps, showing that the city was caught in the middle of daily life.

Source: British Museum

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