A 2,000 year-old fast-food joint discovered by archaeologists in Pompeii

A 2,000-year-old fast-food and drink counter, which was excavated in 2020 in the streets of the ancient Roman city Pompeii, opened to the public on summer 2021.

The Telegraph reported that the opening date was set for August 12 2021 for the “thermopolium,” which is Latin for “H๏τ-drink counter.”

The counter and surrounding area was discovered in the archaeological park’s Regio V site. It had once offered its Roman customers culinary treats including pork, fish, snails, and beef, traces of which were found at the site, Insider’s previously Sophia Ankel reported.

Duck bone fragments were also found, as well as crushed fava beans, which were used to modify the taste of wine.

The counter, which is decorated with brightly colored frescos with deep circular jar holders, is the first one out of 80 to be found in what is considered to be a good condition, given its age.

“As well as bearing witness to daily life in Pompeii, the possibilities to analyze afforded by this thermopolium are exceptional because for the first time we have excavated a site in its entirety,” said Mᴀssimo Osanna, director general at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, according to The Guardian.

Pompeii was entombed in ash and pumice when the nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79, killing between 2,000 and 15,000 people. Since its ruins were unearthed in the 16th century, archaeologists have dug up around two-thirds of the site.

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