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The upper part covered in volcanic ash had been partially unearthed in 2019, but works were expanded to preserve the integrity of the structure, located in a neighborhood that was very popular at the time, at the intersection of the Casa delle Nozze d’Argento (Silver Wedding House) and Vicolo dei Balconi (Strada Balcoanelor).
Along with the already known fresco depicting a nereid (water nymph) riding a seahorse, the researchers identified paintings of brightly colored animals, especially poultry and wild ducks, which were cooked and served with wine or other beverages. .
In addition, scientists have discovered in the spaces of the table remains of food structure, which could provide valuable information about the gastronomic habits of Pompeii, during the eruption of Vesuvius, in 79 AD.
In the terracotta pots a fragment of duck bone was found, but also remains of pig, goat, fish and snails. Several ingredients were cooked together in a dish similar to a paella.
In a dolio, a clay pot that looks like a barrel, they found crushed beans, which served to change the color and flavor of the wine.
“In addition to being a further testimony to the daily life of Pompeii, the possibilities of analyzing this thermopolis are exceptional, because for the first time an area of this type has been completely excavated”, said Massimo Osanna, general director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii , quoted in a statement.
Amphorae, a tank and a fountain were discovered nearby, as well as human bones, including those of a man in his 50s.
“The post appears to have been closed and hastily abandoned by its owners, but it is possible that someone, possibly the older man, remained and died during the first phase of the eruption, after the attic collapse,” explained Massimo. Osanna in an interview with Ansa.
Other bones could have belonged to a thief or a starving fugitive, “trapped by incandescent vapors, holding the lid of the container that he had just opened,” he added.
This thermopoly was very common and popular in ancient Rome. In Pompeii alone there were about eighty structures of this type.
Pompeii, buried after the eruption of Vesuvius, is the second most visited archaeological site in Italy after the Colosseum in Rome. It attracted almost four million visitors in 2019.
Only a third of the site, which currently covers 44 hectares, not far from Naples, has been unearthed by archaeologists.
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