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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

That's no pizza: A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn't depict Italy's iconic dish

Pompeii Archaelogical Park

A still-life fresco discovered recently in the Pompeii archaeological site looks like a pizza, but it's not, experts at the archaeological site said Tuesday.

They noted that key ingredients needed to make Italy's iconic dish — tomatoes and mozzarella — were not available when the fresco was painted some 2,000 years ago.

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