The newly-uncovered fresco was found on a half-crumbled wall in what ... Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a painting which depicts what might be the precursor to the Italian pizza.

It was likely the walls' stark colour was chosen to hide the smoke deposits from lamps used during entertaining after sunset. "In the shimmering light, the paintings would have almost come to life ...

The frescoes depict animals including chickens, waterfowl, partridges, and a wild boar, alongside baskets filled with seafood, including blue cod, squid, and shellfish.

This style of art is heavily associated with Italy, where breath-taking frescoes were recently discovered at the ancient site of Pompeii ... painted on the wall of the Santa Maria delle Grazie ...

Over the years, Pompeii and other sites across Italy have experienced increasingly aggressive ... such as the Villa of the ...

A construction site in Pompeii ... to Italy's Ministry of Culture. Materials like work bricks and tools were piled up in the ...

Credit: Parco Archeologico di Pompei The frescoes depict chickens, waterfowl, partridges, and a boar alongside wicker baskets filled with bluefish, squid, and shelled mollusks, painted against a red ...