Study of 10,000 animal bones reveals how Roman soldiers on the Danube shifted from livestock to more hunting and fishing.
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The Roman soldiers guarding the Danube border almost two thousand years ago did not eat only bread and vegetables. The analysis of more than 10,000 bones of animals found in the fort of Diana-Karataš, in eastern Serbia, shows that meat was a regular part of their diet and that it varied significantly [...]