2,000-year-old fig unearthed in Ireland marks ‘oldest example of an exotic fruit’ discovered in the area
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Excavations in Ireland have led to the discovery of a 2,000-year-old fig. The preserved fig serves as a strong piece of evidence of exotic food traded between the Roman Empire and Ireland.
The ancient fig provides new insights into the goods traded between the Roman Empire and Ireland. Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital.
"Fig seeds dating to as far back as the 13th century have been recovered from excavations of medieval Dublin, Cork and other towns," Professor Merial McClatchie, director of the UCD Ancient Foods research group at UCD School of Archaeology, said per the news release.
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