Bodies, potentially decaying, were a more common sight in ancient Rome than now. Suetonius, writing in the first century CE, ...

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

A new exhibition in London (open until February 2026) called Thirst: In search of freshwater highlights how civilisations ...

A landmark work by the 19th-century Filipino painter and activist Juan Luna is one of the newest highlights at the Louvre Abu ...

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

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 ...

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

Modern day obsessions with healthy eating and fat-free foods for fitness is not new; it goes back to the ancient Greeks and ...