By MOTOFUMI WATANABE/ Staff Writer
April 2, 2021 at 07:10 JST
Grains of foxtail millet were found in a charred state in a pantry excavated at the Kafir Kala fortress in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. (Provided by Tezukayama University)
NARA--An eighth-century pantry unearthed in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand suggests the influence of Eastern and Western dietary cultures on the dinner table of a Sogdian king, archeologists said. [Read More]
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