Researchers studied garbage in the ancient city of Elusa.
An ancient, 1,500-year-old pile of trash has given archaeologists an insight into the downfall of the Byzantine Empire.
Organized trash collection and its decline in the urban settlement of Elusa showed a pocket of society was falling into crisis at a time when the Byzantine Empire as a whole was stable and trying to expand, authors argued. And while architecture in a city provides a certain level of insight into how people lived, it can be complex to study because it was occupied and at the center of city life. In comparison, landfills are more constant and untouched.
Lying in the mounds were items including pieces of ceramic pots, seeds, and pieces of charcoal. Olive pits and luxury foods imported from the Red Sea and the Nile River were also discovered, Live Science reported.
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