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Published online 14 July 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030714-1
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Fish fossils reveal Roman trade routes
Genetics shows ancient Anatolians imported Egyptian catfish.
Fossilized remains of a fish supper have revealed a hitherto unknown Roman trade route. Genetic analysis shows that 1400-year-old catfish unearthed in an ancient Anatolian city probably came from Egypt1.
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