ancient food

The pomegranate is deeply embedded in human history. For thousands of years, it has been a vital food and medicine for people in many different cultures. It represents life, rebirth, fertility, marriage, and wealth in every religion. The pomegranate...

Kiel University's Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1266 is looking into the nutrition of Trypillia mega-sites, situated in the forest-steppe northwest of the Black Sea, which covers today's Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. These mega-sites, dating back six thousand years, were...

In the past, experts guessed how old tools were used by looking at old writings and hints around them. However, when it came to what people ate a long time ago, they had to make educated guesses about food...

The menu is probably the most widely used, most common item in all food-selling environments. Whether it is a restaurant, a bar, or a traditional Greek tavern, the menu is always there. Nowadays, we are moving toward a more...

Around 6,000 years ago, people living in what is now Israel may have eaten sharks, according to experts who found a big copper fishing hook in a previously unknown ancient village. Archaeologists discovered the "shark hook" during a survey along...

Alexander the Great had an enormous influence on the cultures of the ancient world as a result of his military campaigns across the Near East.