Cake is one of the world’s most beloved desserts, but long before layered sponges and buttercream frostings appeared, early civilizations were already baking sweetened breads and honeyed confections ...
In an archaeological first, scientists have scraped the organic residue within a 2,000-year-old head-shaped drinking vessel, called a Bes mug, to identify its past contents. Bottoms up for Bes.