Order up! Roman shipwreck may hold clay jars of 2,000-year-old food

Monday, August 12, 2013 - 14:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

For fans of Italian cuisine, the news of a well-preserved ancient Roman shipwreck — whose cargo of food might still be intact — will surely whet their appetites.The ship is believed to be about 2,000 years old and is buried in the mud off the coast of Varazze, Italy, according to The Age.

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