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ancient-trade
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Semaforscience7 days agoDeveloping
Resin analysis of incense in Pompeii links Roman city to African trade
Researchers identified resin from African rainforests in incense burners excavated from a Pompeii household shrine. The findings indicate trade connections between the Roman city and sub-Saharan Africa via the Red Sea as early as the first century BC.