Archaeologists excavating a Roman-era fort in northern England have unearthed several enormous ancient leather soles that ...

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

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

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

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 ...