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Prehistoric Europeans: The Original Foodies

Prehistoric Europeans: The Original Foodies

Ancient Pots, New Discoveries Archaeologists are playing culinary detectives, scouring prehistoric pots for the secrets of ancient diets. A team of scientists recently analyzed residues on old cooking pots and found that early Eastern European hunter-gatherer-fishers...

Renaissance Recipes: DIY Science in the 1500s

Renaissance Recipes: DIY Science in the 1500s

Renaissance: When Recipes Were Science Forget witchy brews; 16th-century folks were more about DIY science than eye of newt. Medical manuals flew off the shelves, helping the average Joe tackle everything from baldness to kidney stones. Stefan Hanss, a historian at...