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Carolyn Wilke
Carolyn Wilke is a freelance science journalist.
Enver-Hirsch / Wien Museum
How Do We Know What Ancient People Ate? Their Dirty Dishes.
New scientific techniques have turned ancient food into less of a mystery.
Carolyn Wilke
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Knowable Magazine
July 24, 2021
