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SoulCritique101 t1_ixnumqy wrote
We still do that, just with fewer animals now
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chibinoi t1_ixnx0d8 wrote
Okay so, wait, according to this snippet, it was actually thought of that the above mentioned fruits and oils were the snacks, not the animal bones as the title sort of leads to be believed.
Lark_Iron_Cloud t1_ixnxwbs wrote
There's an implied "and" in that comma. OP titled it like a newspaper headline.
Mega-Steve t1_ixny78h wrote
The archeologists were. That's why most of them get into the business: they get off on eating bones that are hundreds to thousands of years old
marketrent OP t1_ixnympt wrote
>Lark_Iron_Cloud
>There's an implied "and" in that comma. OP titled it like a newspaper headline.
Title is a facsimile of the news wire headline, in The Cyprus Mail.
asstrologyinthebuff t1_ixnywai wrote
We don’t consume them, we just lick them. 🤷🏻♀️
andrew_1515 t1_ixnyz9i wrote
You just can't beat that dusty crunch of 1000 year old bones
Holyvigil t1_ixnzdnv wrote
Here's a related interesting video on Roman Fast Food.
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chibinoi t1_ixnzpds wrote
Oooh, okay, thanks that makes more sense.
chibinoi t1_ixnzr6q wrote
Thanks, that makes much more sense.
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ElectricInstinct t1_ixo4xx0 wrote
Yeah. Most people read the headline first.
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themagpie36 t1_ixobnhu wrote
>Seeds from fruits such as figs, grapes and melons as well as traces of olives and nuts — thought to indicate what spectators snacked on during shows — were also recovered from the 2,000-year-old stone amphitheatre.
The bones were from bears/big cats and other animals used for fighting, not for snacking on as I thought at first.
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uhdust t1_ixodjcc wrote
Do you just flip open a book and start reading without reading the title first?
Upside_Down-Bot t1_ixodkde wrote
„¿ʇsɹıɟ ǝlʇıʇ ǝɥʇ ƃuıpɐǝɹ ʇnoɥʇıʍ ƃuıpɐǝɹ ʇɹɐʇs puɐ ʞooq ɐ uǝdo dılɟ ʇsnɾ noʎ o◖„
epicurean56 t1_ixogwjr wrote
Any wolf's nipple chips?
BuddhistNudist987 t1_ixogz4u wrote
The snack that smiles back - pork bones!
-shabushabu t1_ixohpig wrote
Movies and modern architecture really ruined the scale of Colosseum for me... It's definitely beautiful and not a matchbox, but it's surprisingly small once you're inside...
uhdust t1_ixoi4ma wrote
Sorry I dont speak Australian
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paulskiogorki t1_ixojdx9 wrote
Ocelot spleens?
crasspmpmpm t1_ixojr93 wrote
who tf eats a bunch of bones as a snack?
VoraciousGhost t1_ixokyn1 wrote
Do you also read articles before reading their headlines? This headline gives that impression regardless of where you read it.
The headline is poorly phrased, there's no need to bring your unrelated disdain for reddit into it.
1JoMac1 t1_ixopdgo wrote
If you get them when they're hot, they're lovely
themagpie36 t1_ixosi26 wrote
The misapprehension might be from a bad title
Imadope_1960 t1_ixot30x wrote
I've been waiting to hear what the spectators snacked on so mission complete.
Imadope_1960 t1_ixot9g9 wrote
Aren't commas used like that frequently?
Dorkderfsalmom2 t1_ixotfhi wrote
When you think you land a great job then realize you will be analyzing people’s poop from over 2k years ago …
HaikuBotStalksMe t1_ixouhrk wrote
I wonder if they're trying to say that they found animal bones AND snack food, if they found animal bones, which are the snack food?
This is why I believe that newspaper companies should use proper grammar instead of sounding like a superhero whose "energy levels low; not enough to fight back! Death: imminent!"
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NightflowerFade t1_ixovtrn wrote
It wouldn't have been completely implausible either I guess. Maybe one could roast bones to a crispy texture and eat it as a crunchy snack
bel_esprit_ t1_ixowgm0 wrote
When you think they had no heavy machinery equipment and they still built these amazing structures, that is what is incredible.
ThePhantomTrollbooth t1_ixoxpva wrote
They probably focus a majority of their efforts on preserving and maintaining what is already uncovered, and keeping it safe for tourists to visit. Techniques and tools continue to advance too. Wouldn’t be surprised if they learned about these drainages through sonar or LiDAR.
Bent_Brewer t1_ixoxu14 wrote
Ram's bladder cut? Crunchy Frog? Spring surprise?
SirOutrageous1027 t1_ixp35ak wrote
>The bones were from bears/big cats and other animals used for fighting, not for snacking on as I thought at first.
Well maybe it depends on which animal lost the fight. Not just letting that go to waste.
BeeExpert t1_ixp3jrv wrote
Damn I was really hoping to learn a way to eat bones in this post
tucci007 t1_ixp704o wrote
"Meat's back on the menu, boys!"
aphilsphan t1_ixp8pnm wrote
Course you don’t get bloody wafers with it.
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chardeemacdennisbird t1_ixpflb3 wrote
I wouldn't have said small. It's not gargantuan but still a pretty large structure
younggundc t1_ixpj7g5 wrote
Wow, that article told us absolutely nothing
HisKoR t1_ixpl1d6 wrote
I've never been there but even from the pictures it looks way smaller than how its portrayed in Gladiator. In Gladiator, it looks like a football stadium.
DarrelBunyon t1_ixpmgp2 wrote
Pretty sure bread was involved
89LeBaron t1_ixpnbhu wrote
thank you. why are all these sites pure cancer.
Joiner2008 t1_ixpo2ad wrote
Full disclosure, I've never seen it in person, only through Google Street view, internet pictures, etc. However, I feel like Assassin's Creed did a good job with the proportions.
Vectorman1989 t1_ixpoujw wrote
Otter's noses?
RiggzBoson t1_ixpsr5v wrote
I guess the saying rings true.
One man's trash is another man's treasure
citrusdrop43 t1_ixptjz9 wrote
It used to be larger than it is now. There was another row around and another row on top of what you see today. It seated more than 60000 people. I’d grant it a status of „pretty large“. A visit to Rome I want to highly recommended.
JackRusselTerrorist t1_ixpwqk6 wrote
Crack them in half, roast them, eat the marrow.
JackRusselTerrorist t1_ixpx445 wrote
Guy goes to a bar in Pamplona, and while he’s there, sees another guy eating a huge sausage. He checks the menu, but didn’t see anything there. He asks the bartender if he can get one, to which the bartender replies “we’re all sold out- come back next week, I’ll set one aside for you”.
The next week the guy goes back to the bar, and flags down the bartender. The bartender seems a bit nervous, but says he’ll get his sausage in a minute. When he comes back out, the guy sees that he’s brought a tiny nothing of a sausage.
“What the heck is this?” Asks the guy
The bartender replies, “Sorry, the bull won today”
j_the_explorer t1_ixpx5wt wrote
I heard there was a guy who sold jaguar ear lobes and otters noses. He never wanted to haggle either.
Fordmister t1_ixpz8gc wrote
"Otters ear lobes! Badgers noses! Wolf nipple chips, get em' while there hot they're lovely!"
PaulMcIcedTea t1_ixq1eww wrote
I don't know if it's the case here, but it's common practice in archeology to leave some parts of a site undisturbed. You never know how technology and techniques might improve in the future and if you dig everything up now you might destroy stuff that could have been preserved.
themagpie36 t1_ixq27cs wrote
I ate bones all the time as a child. It's pretty easy.
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Jthe1andOnly t1_ixq4mno wrote
That new movie bones and all is coming out. Might teach us a few things about that.
sj2can t1_ixq4xy5 wrote
Isn't there still a sealed tunnel from where the palace used to me, to where the horse track used to be? I thought I read something about that a while ago.
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mozchops t1_ixqml3n wrote
During the games, my friends and I always order a whole bear thats been slowly spit-roasted over burning slaves.
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MacDerfus t1_ixqv0ni wrote
And I'm sure some snacks just didn't preserve in any forms over the years as well.
MacDerfus t1_ixqv4oj wrote
It's likely, but I don't think bread preseves so well
cshotton t1_ixqz5kx wrote
"....wolf nipple chips! Badger tongues...."
FiggNewton t1_ixr0cru wrote
“Wrens livers! Jaguars earlobes! Wolf Nipple Chips! Get them while they’re hot, they’re lovely!”
Wonderpants_uk t1_ixr6558 wrote
I don’t want any of that foreign muck! Why don’t you sell some proper food?
tinyNorman t1_ixrddrs wrote
Albatross! Petrel on a stick!
Nattekat t1_ixrdvr5 wrote
Remember that Pompeii still is mostly covered, even though it's right there. Archeologists don't do anything if it's potentially damaging. Once something is broken, it'll never come back. Patience gets awarded with more advanced tools.
davew111 t1_ixrm4b4 wrote
I'll take a bag of otter's noses
Imadope_1960 t1_ixsblph wrote
Neither do hotdogs and nachos and cheese, what will the ancient ballparks of the 20th century reveal in 2000 years. Granted the current ballparks will be replaced in 30 years historians will wonder why they couldn't build a stadium that lasts 50 years.
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BeeExpert t1_ixsqdzs wrote
No, I want a recipe that allows me to eat the whole bone! And I want it now!
BeeExpert t1_ixsqgss wrote
All we can do it wait and see. and pray
No-Responsibility760 t1_ixt2c3x wrote
This, very much this
No-Responsibility760 t1_ixt2msj wrote
As a Yankees fan, kinda hope they keep Fenway as long as it’ll stand. That’s something to preserve. It’ll be an interesting page to turn on baseball history when there are only modern ballparks.
JackRusselTerrorist t1_ixt56dd wrote
Grind down the bone remnants. Make jello.
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27bluestar t1_iy1uhmo wrote
In 2000 years, archaeologists will find completely preserved McDonald's burgers at sports stadiums.
NervousAndPantless t1_iy4kwjc wrote
They would have to eat it quickly.
ninjaturtle56374 t1_iy8a8d0 wrote
Guys this is before the fast industry. They had some local grown snacks with no preservatives 😂
marketrent OP t1_ixndhbh wrote
November 24, 2022.
>A year-long study of the drainage system under the Colosseum has unearthed fragments of the bones of bears and big cats that were probably used to fight or as prey in hunting games in the ancient Roman arena, archaeologists said on Thursday.
>Other discoveries include more than 50 bronze coins from the late Roman period as well as a silver coin from around 170-171 AD to commemorate 10 years of rule of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, they added in a statement.
>Seeds from fruits such as figs, grapes and melons as well as traces of olives and nuts — thought to indicate what spectators snacked on during shows — were also recovered from the 2,000-year-old stone amphitheatre.
>The study, which began in January, involved the clearance of around 70 metres of drains and sewers under the Colosseum and is seen as shedding light on its later years before it fell into disuse around 523 AD.
Reuters via The Cyprus Mail