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Latest Historical Discoveries: June 2023

Round up of top 5 historical finds of June

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Prateek Dasgupta
Jul 13, 2023
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Welcome to another edition of the Forgotten Footprints newsletter! Today we’ll be looking at the hottest historical and archaeological finds from June 2023.

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2000-year-old “Pizza” painting found in a Pompeiian fresco

2000-year-old Pizza at a Pompeiian fresco. Credits: Italian Ministry of Culture

Archaeologists in Pompeii recently unearthed a 2,000-year-old painting that is believed to depict the oldest known representation of pizza. The fresco, discovered during ongoing excavations in the ancient Ro…

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