Roman salting plants processed fish so thoroughly that researchers struggle to identify the species once used in ancient ...

DNA from a Roman salting site in Spain reveals sardines were the key fish used in garum, the famous sauce rooted in Greek and ...

Mangled bones found at a one-time manufacturing facility pinpoint species used to make a quintessential condiment.

The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army in red with glistening shields ...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

A luxurious fiber once reserved exclusively for emperors in ancient times has been brought back to life by Korean researchers ...

Ancient Rome is often seen as synonymous with culinary excess. Images of exotic – even orgiastic – feasts perpetuate its reputation for strangeness and decadence. It may come as no surprise ...