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Archaeologists have found remains of a "refrigerator" in what is now northern Bulgaria that was used by Roman soldiers to cool wine and perishable food. The ceramic construction is around 2,000 years old. A second refrigerator of this type was already found last year in a former Roman fortress in the archaeological site of Novae. This is located near the present-day town of Svishtov, northeast of Sofia. The latest find is remarkable because it has an additional cooling element in the form of a lead pipe that was connected to an aqueduct system, said Piotr Dyczek, an archaeologist at Warsaw University. The researchers also found fragments of wine glasses, bowls and animal bones. Based on these finds, they want to reconstruct the last meals of the Roman soldiers.
(ru / Arstechnica)