As the Roman Empire expanded and became richer, its wealthy citizens demanded increasing amounts of luxury items, especially ...

Minoan Greece had fast food 3,600 years ago, with food stalls serving dishes like souvlaki, a beloved Greek staple still popular today.

Archaeologists found the remains of at least 129 people, many of them bearing the injuries of battle, dating to when Rome ...

In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the ...

From 6000 BC, the Chinese harvested salt crystals from Lake Yungchen which partially dried in the summer sun. Many other ...

An aerial photo shows Rusovce Mansion during excavations. The ancient Roman aqueduct is visible and looks like a drinking straw-shaped line. Photo from the University of Trnava In Bratislava ...

Home to world-famous landmarks like the Colosseum, the floating city of Venice, and the leaning tower of Pisa, not to mention all the gorgeous alpine nature and scenic coastline, it's no wonder Italy ...

The team located storage jars partially buried to help preserve food, and the mix of cast iron and jewelry showed that the settlement likely engaged in trade. The Roman characteristics in pottery ...

Yet despite a wealth of data and new techniques including ancient DNA analysis ... converting noxious garbage into nutritious food. Today, one billion pigs are slaughtered annually to produce ...

In modern times, diet refers to food and drink. In ancient times ... performance—and would not be recommended today. Greek and Roman doctors could not conduct controlled trials as scientists ...

It’s rare to see public officials being held accountable and penalized for poor performance, so the news about Bongon has been generally welcomed by the public. There are also speculations ...