The Foundation of the Roman Empire
Sorry, bad pun. Interesting discovery though...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3978775.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science...eut/index.html
Ancient Roman cosmetic cream found
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- When it comes to cosmetics, the ancient Romans knew what they were doing.
Scientists have unearthed a small tin canister dating back to the middle of the second century AD in an excavated Roman temple precinct in London that contains a sophisticated white cream that could rival today's top cosmetics.
"It is quite a complicated little mixture," Richard Evershed, an analytical chemist at the University of Bristol in south-western England, told Reuters on Wednesday.
"Perhaps they didn't understand the chemistry of everything but they obviously knew what they were doing."
The pot, measuring 60 mm x 52 mm (2.4 x 2 inches), is thought to be the only Roman tin of cream of its kind to be found intact and in such good condition
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