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Daily Mirror
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Susie Beever

Painting dating back 2,000 years unearthed in Pompeii - and it features a pizza

It may be one of the world's favourite dishes - but now evidence shows it may also be a lot older than we thought.

Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered a centuries-old painting depicting what looks like the humble pizza, despite many of the delicacy's ingredients not being in use at the time it was painted.

Excavations in Pompeii at the foot of Vesuvius has unveiled a 2,000-year-old fresco detailing a plate of food, including what looks like a round piece of bread adorned with toppings.

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