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Roman loaf keeps its eight segments and baker’s stamp
A loaf carbonised in Herculaneum during Mount Vesuvius’s eruption in the year 79 still shows eight portions and a baker’s stamp. Found in 1930, it offers a rare look at Roman food and how loaves were marked.
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