Songbirds were on the menu 2,000 years ago on the Roman island of Mallorca, archaeological evidence reveals. Bones of the small thrushes were discovered in a trash pit near the ancient ruins of a fast ...

In the ruins of an old Roman city on the Spanish island of Mallorca, a team of archaeologists uncovered an unexpected glimpse ...

The male’s lovely blue back and rusty breast are more distinguishing features for this small thrush. Other thrushes that can be seen or heard in New Hampshire include the Swainson’s Thrush, ...

A new analysis of the bones in the eatery’s garbage pit challenges the elite status of thrush in the Roman diet ...

They found 165 thrush bones, challenging the previous belief that such songbirds were mainly eaten by wealthier Romans. Ruins of ancient fish salting factories at Roman archaeological site in ...

Such fast-food joints, known as popinae and tabernae, frequently served fried small thrushes, once considered a luxury dish, according to a new study published in the International Journal of ...

Commoners in the Roman Empire frequently snacked on inexpensive fried songbirds at roadside shops, archaeologists said after analysing an ancient trash pit in Spain.

Such fast-food joints, known as popinae and tabernae, frequently served fried small thrushes, once considered a luxury dish, ... They found 165 thrush bones, ...