1. Laura Motta, University of Michigan paleoethnobotanist, shows lupins excavated from the Karanis site in Egypt. Image credit: Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography

    Ancient grains: Grant will help U-M researchers rethink Roman diets

    A U-M pilot study on crops grown in Egypt during Roman times suggests that ancient grains were more nutrient-dense than grains grown in the same region today.

  2. Lost and found

    The ancient pyramids on Egypt’s Giza Plateau forever fascinate. For Richard Redding, BA’71/PhD ’81, it’s the Lost City of the Pyramid Builders that truly captivates.

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