Shocked by 4,000-year-old "trendy" meal in Syria

(NLDO) - Traces of ancient food from a ruin in Syria are surprisingly similar to the diet being pursued by medical professionals and people around the world .

According to Heritage Daily, a study of the agricultural practices and diets of people living in ancient Syria has brought back surprising results, showing that some people who are following the "hot" diet method may simply be eating in the style of... the Bronze Age.

An archaeologist works at the Tell Tweini site - Photo: PLOS ONE

The paper, published in the journal PLOS One , said archaeologists from the University of Leuven (Belgium) and the University of Tübingen (Germany) examined food traces from Tell Tweini, an ancient settlement near the Syrian coastal city of Jableh.

The results show that during the Middle Bronze Age in the region (2000 to 1600 BC), people here ate a Mediterranean-style diet.

This is reflected in the common traces of grains, grapes, olives, small amounts of meat and dairy, as well as other items associated with the Mediterranean diet.

The Mediterranean diet is hailed as the key to helping people in Spain, Italy... have the world's highest life expectancy and in recent years has been recommended by medical research as a delicious, very healthy diet.

Gradually, this eating style is becoming more and more "hot", applied by many people as a trendy diet to keep fit, improve metabolism...

However, the surprising discovery from Syria shows that this way of eating seems to have been a long-standing tradition of people across a large area, not just the Western countries along the Mediterranean coast as it is today.

Traces of ancient meals have been identified through stable isotopes in human, animal and plant remains.

As in modern times, this diet reduces the risk of heart disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, some cancers, depression, and results in better physical and mental function, which may have contributed in no small part to a once-flourishing civilization in the region.

In addition to diet, this approach also helps to better understand the emergence of cultural traditions and how these traditions are linked to the environment and society of that period.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/soc-voi-bua-an-thoi-thuong-4000-nam-tuoi-o-syria-196240616091559239.htm