Pizza
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The archaeologists unearth a lavishly decorated fresco that looks like a pizza.
The team of archaeologists unearth a lavishly decorated fresco. The wall painting seems to show what looks like an ancient pizza. It’s a first for Pompeii, one of the oldest-ever depictions of a pizza.
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Pizza
Clip: Episode 1 | 2m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
The team of archaeologists unearth a lavishly decorated fresco. The wall painting seems to show what looks like an ancient pizza. It’s a first for Pompeii, one of the oldest-ever depictions of a pizza.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipNARRATOR: As the dig continues in the southwest corner of the atrium, a fascinating fresco has come to light.
An image that will capture the imagination of the world.
DR ROBERTA PRISCO (VO): [Speaking Italian] [Speaking Italian] [Speaking Italian] [Speaking Italian] [Speaking Italian] NARRATOR: In the center of the fresco is a food offering, with fruit, a cup of wine, and what looks like a pizza.
One of the first frescoes of its kind found in a Pompeiian house.
DR GABRIEL ZUCHTRIEGEL (VO): I came to the excavation and somebody said to me, "You know after the oven, there's also the pizza."
And I thought it was actually a joke.
I didn't think there actually was something like a pizza.
ROBERTA: [Speaking Italian] [Speaking Italian] [Speaking Italian] [Speaking Italian] [Speaking Italian]
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