When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, a round loaf of bread in Herculaneum was buried under volcanic debris; it was found carbonised nearly 2,000 years later, still showing its eight segments and a baker’s stamp

• A 2,000-year-old preserved loaf of bread from Herculaneum.
• (Photo: National Maritime Museum, Sydney, via World History Encyclopedia)When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, a loaf of bread was still inside an oven in the Roman town of Herculaneum.
• The eruption buried the town, leaving the bread trapped beneath volcanic material.