'Pizza' painting discovered in Pompeii ruins

Archaeologists have discovered a fresco in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii that depicts what may be an ancestor of the modern pizza. The flatbread depicted in the painting, next to a wine goblet, may have been eaten with fruits or dressed with spices and a type of pesto sauce. While it lacks classic pizza ingredients such as tomato and mozzarella, it may be a distant relative of the modern dish. The fresco was found in the hall of a house that had a bakery attached to it, which was partly excavated in the 19th century and where digging resumed in January.