By comparing multiple overlapping DNA sequences and matching them to a full fish genome, they were able to genetically identify the species from samples that traditional visual identification methods ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Peter Edwell for The ConversationStanding in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago.