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Old Oxen on the Table, Horse and Turtle at Feasts: 5,000 Bones From an Ancient Rubbish Heap Reveal the Menu of an Iron Age Elite in Spain

More than 5,000 animal bones from the rubbish heaps of a neighborhood in Salamanca, Spain, show how a wealthy extended family ate some 2,600 years ago. According to a study, young animals, horses and turtles reached the plate only at feasts and ritual gatherings. For most meals, the meat at Cerro de San Vicente came […]

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