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A burnt onion more than 1,500 years old has shed new light on close trading links between the ancient ring fort dubbed 'Sweden's Pompeii' and the Roman Empire.

The ancient bulb found at Sandby Borg on the island of Öland shows that trade with Rome went far beyond the gold coins and jewellery previously found at the site, extending to what would have then been considered an exotic vegetable.

О как интересно. Оказывается, скандинавы торговали с Римской империей, как минимум, со второй половины пятого столетия н. э.