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The Ancient City Where People Decided To Eat Chickens
An ancient, abandoned city in Israel has revealed part of the story of how the chicken turned into one of the pillars of the modern Western diet. The city, now an archaeological site, is called Maresha. It flourished in the Hellenistic period from 400 to 200 BCE. "The site is located on a trade route between Jerusalem and Egypt," says Lee Perry-Gal, a doctoral student in the department of archaeology at the University of Haifa.
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Interesting article. I wonder why they decided on making it a mainstay at this time instead of earlier.