underbelly of Pompeii...

dark mysteries
locked in ashes
underbelly of
civilised
Pompeii #tanka pic.twitter.com/u0lPaCzkj1

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 26, 2021

Pompeii unveils more secrets...

After all this time, ash-bound Pompeii still is demonstrating it hasn't quite 'uploaded' all its secrets just yet... What an incredible discovery this is... https://t.co/wi2qkpkq8l

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 27, 2020

Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, make the extraordinary discovery of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby. 

Traces of nearly 2,000-year-old food were found in some of the deep terra cotta jars containing hot food which the shopkeeper lowered into a counter with circular holes.

This antique hot-food eatery is known as a thermopolium.