Summary:
- Archaeologists have discovered evidence of a global trade network in Pompeii, a city that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
- Analysis of the ash from the eruption revealed traces of frankincense and myrrh, which were imported from the Arabian Peninsula and used in religious ceremonies and incense.
- This finding suggests that Pompeii was connected to a vast trade network that spanned the Mediterranean and beyond, even at a time when long-distance trade was considered rare.