Food is delicious on shipwreck 2,000 years

For fans of Italian cuisine, the food on the sunken ancient Roman ship still has the ability to enjoy delicious food.

The ship sank and buried in the mud on the seabed off the Italian town of Varazze. The mud layer 50m from the water surface protected the body of the ship as well as preserved the goods, in which, there was food contained in earthenware jar with two neck straps, called amphorae .

Italian police diver examines the sinking ship - (Live Science photo)

The commander of the police diver team discovered the ship's body, Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Schilardi, revealed: 'There are some broken bottles but we believe that most of the food containers have been covered and still intact '.

The jars were found to have lids welded with resin and tar, making archaeologists believe that in such conditions, the contents of the container were still well preserved. With remote self-propelled vehicle technology (ROV) ocean archaeologists have achieved important successes in preserving the artifacts in the sinking vessel.

This finding helps archaeologists better understand the daily life of Mediterranean residents and trade in this area in ancient Rome. Currently this area has been blocked to prevent theft of artifacts.

In 2006, an ancient wreck 2,400 years ago was discovered in Greece and genetic analysis showed that the salad on the ship still had olive oil and oregano coriander leaves.