Roman-era ‘fast food’ discovered in an ancient mallorcan rubbish heap

A hoard of British coins bearing the inscription of King Cunobelin and found in a Dutch field in October 2023 have been identified as very likely to be the spoils of war of a Roman soldier from the co

In AD 897, Pope Formosus was put on trial for the crimes of perjury, coveting the papacy and violating canon law by holding more than one bishopric at a time. In truth, the whole thing was a spectacle

What the scientists are saying… Neanderthals feasted ...

Having spent a few weeks motorhoming in Andalusia – visiting the Alhambra in Granada, the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, and the magnificent city of Seville – we had been stunned by all that medieval Mo

Eating your way through the arrondissements

Finding the best birds can mean looking in some less than obvious places, writes Paul Brook