The remains of an ancient garum factory in Spain. The use of the condiment spread from Babylon through Greece to the entire Roman Empire. Credit:...
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A new study analyzing ancient DNA has uncovered the primary ingredient in the famous ancient Roman sauce garum. The findings point to European sardines, preserved at a Roman-era salting site in Spain, as the key fish used in this widely consumed condiment. Although often linked with Roman cuisine, garum was not a Roman invention. The […]
The remains of an ancient garum factory in Spain. The use of the condiment spread from Babylon through Greece to the entire Roman Empire. Credit:...
The remains of an ancient garum factory in Spain. The use of the condiment spread from Babylon through Greece to the entire Roman Empire. Credit:...
Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a fish sauce, often known as...
Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a fish sauce, often known as...
Researchers analyzing ancient DNA from Stone Age graves in Neolithic Anatolia—a historical region that corresponds to present-day Turkey—have...
Archaeologists in Rome have uncovered a well-preserved ancient marble head beneath Via Alessandrina, close to Trajan’s Forum, during excavations...
Archaeologists in Rome have uncovered a well-preserved ancient marble head beneath Via Alessandrina, close to Trajan’s Forum, during excavations...
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The “Ringed Lady” of Herculaneum is one of the most intriguing and poignant discoveries from the ancient Roman city that was buried by the...
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a rare Greco-Roman library in the ancient Greek city of Stratonikeia (Greek: Στρατoνικεια) in...