Cornell College of Agriculture & Life Sciences: Ancient Dirty Dishes Reveal Decades of Questionable Findings
December 02, 2025
December 02, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news:
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Ancient dirty dishes reveal decades of questionable findings
Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, saute vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for archaeologists, its ubiquitous presence in excavated pottery offers a window into the economic, political and social organization of the ancie . . .
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Ancient dirty dishes reveal decades of questionable findings
Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, saute vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for archaeologists, its ubiquitous presence in excavated pottery offers a window into the economic, political and social organization of the ancie . . .