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A team of researchers has managed to extract and sequence DNA from fish remains found in an ancient Roman salting factory in ...

Archaeological findings in a Mallorca cesspit recently showed that thrushes were common fast food in Ancient Rome, alongside pigs, sheep and fish, revealing the varied diet of ordinary Romans.

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Thrushes were not just a luxury food item in ancient Roman times, but consumed as street food, according to a garbage dump in Mallorca.

Archaeologists excavating a site in Mallorca have discovered Roman-era fast food which dates back 2,000 years, within a pile of trash, according to a new study published in the International ...

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Complete with a large cesspit filled with animal bones, the site reveals a menu of ancient Roman street food: mammals, chicken, fish and, most notably, song thrushes.