Opinion: An ancient, sophisticated palate

from Weekend Edition Saturday · host Scott Simon

Researchers looking at foodcrusts on the pottery shards of ancient humans say there's evidence of a wide variety of ingredients, indicating that they may have been experimenting with "recipes."

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