Ancient DNA Reveals Roman Fish Sauce Recipe

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Ancient DNA Reveals Roman Fish Sauce Recipe
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Scientists used ancient DNA analysis to identify European sardines as the key ingredient in Roman fish sauce, garum, revealing insights into ancient diets and fish populations, and demonstrating the potential of genetic methods to study archaeological fish remains.

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