Deipnosophistae by Athenaeus, a work written around 200 CE about well-read people philosophizing and enjoying good food and drink.

If you've ever wondered how farming spread far and wide, our research on past human societies offers one explanation: contact ...

To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture—also known as Punic people—shared no ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...

By Islam Salah El Din When most people think of ancient Egypt, they picture towering pyramids and golden pharaohs, but behind the grandeur was a vibrant food culture that shaped daily life for farmers ...

Along the ancient banks of a river in what is now northern Israel, scientists have uncovered surprising details about the ...