5,000-Year-Old Tavern With Food Remains Discovered In The Ancient Mesopotamian City Lagash
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Excvations in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Lagash continue, and archaeologists report they have unearthed a 5,000-year-old food tavern. A close-up of the ancient “tavern”. Credit: Lagash Archaeology Project This ancient eating place was hidden only 19 inches below the surface. It was split into an open-air dining area and […]
Neolithic Culinary Traditions Uncovered
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A team of scientists led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered intriguing new insights into the diet of people living in Neolithic Britain and found evidence that cereals, including wheat, were cooked in pots. Using chemical analysis of ancient, and incredibly well-preserved pottery found in the waters surrounding small […]
Food In Ancient Roman Funerary Meals Was Similar To That Consumed During Life
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have investigated the importance of ancient Roman funerary meals focusing on what products were used to prepare the food offerings. “Ancient written sources show that Roman funerary rituals were relevant along the entire Roman Republic and Empire, as they ensured the protection of deities and the memory of the […]
Remains Of Ancient Predators Shed Light On How Humans Did Or Didn’t Find Food
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new Rice University-led analysis of the remains of ancient predators reveals new information about how prehistoric humans did—or didn’t—find their food. “Sabertooth carcᴀss consumption behavior and the dynamics of Pleistocene large carnivoran guilds” was published today in Scientific Reports. Credit: Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 For […]
Superfood Of Ancient Andeans Reconstructed – What Helped To Fuel The Tiwanaku Civilization 2,500 Years?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – What if Indigenous diets could save our politically and ecologically strained planet? The answer may lie in the success of an ancient civilization high in the Andes Mountains, where not much grows. UC Berkeley archaeologists reconstructed the diets of ancient Andeans living around Lake тιтicaca, which straddles Bolivia and Peru […]