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Anthropology

BigmanPigman

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5. I saw a good show about that years ago.

Reply to rampartc (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 12, 2019, 05:55 PM

Aug 2019

It also mentioned a Roman ruler had his naughty daughter sent to an island for punishment and archaeologists found some in the amphorae in the ruins of where she lived while in exile. They said that it was very good quality and worth a lot of money at the time. I don't remember how they knew that.

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Dig in! Archaeologists serve up ancient menus for modern tables [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2019 OP

I wonder why the article didn't mention garum. BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #1

an incredible number of amphorae recovered from the medeterranean contained garum rampartc Aug 2019 #2

I saw a good show about that years ago. BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #5

Still used in Asian cuisine ... eppur_se_muova Aug 2019 #3

I have a bottle of that in my fridge at all times. BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #4