WHAT DID THEY SNACK ON IN POMPAEII ? ARCHEOLOGY MAY INSPIRE YOUR NEW YEARS FEAST...

 that is if you like goat and snails.

This article explores what archeology is telling us.  The people who lived there before Vesuvius erupted did SNACK but they sure didn't have chips.

DAILY MAIL = 2000 YEARS AGO POMPEII SNACKED article by Ian Randall.  Great images of painted frescos.

A thermopolium was a snack bar.

"Painstaking excavations revealed a multi-sided serving counter with wide holes in its top surface that held deep vessels for hot foods much like might be seen in present day buffet and salad bars.

SOLDIER FROM BATTLE OF WATERLOO SKELETON FOUND WITH TEETH : PROPER BURIALS

YAHOO: SOLDIER WITH TEETH : WATERLOO   In this article we learn that many a soldier's grave was looted and teeth were even sold as dentures.  Horses were buried too.  Perhaps the most important aspect of this archaeological dig is the discovery of proper burials. 

Excerpt:  The new findings cast doubts over historical claims that victims who died being treated at the hospital were unceremoniously dumped after the battle, along with some 500 limbs amputated during the fighting, and wounded animals.

LOVERS OF MODINA SKELETONS BOTH MEN : ARCHEOLOGY

THE GUARDIAN : LOVERS OF MODINA SKELETONS ARE BOTH MEN by Lorenzo Tondo

EXCERPT: ...a group of researchers from the University of Bologna who developed a new technique using the protein found in tooth enamel have announced that the skeletons belonged to two men.  The study, which is believed to have profound implications for understanding funeral practices, was published in the journal Scientific Reports.