As archaeologists work to uncover more about how our ancestors lived, ancient cooking methods are also being excavated — giving us clues as to how they ate.

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Leftovers can tell us a lot about how a species lived. In the case of Neanderthals, there are few archaeological traces of how they processed and ate small prey, like birds. This paucity of evidence ...

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Discovering how ancient civilizations ate helps us truly understand what life was like before our time. Sometimes, those insights come from ancient food itself, left behind in traces on used cookware.

As archaeologists continue to uncover finds influencing how we understand human history, ancient cooking methods are also being excavated, giving us clues as to how our ancestors ate. In 2015, ...