The Record-Breaking 2,400-Year-Old Soup Found Inside A Chinese Tomb

We're all familiar with the classic expression, "Soup's on!" Upon hearing it said, you might have a vivid sense of ringing dinner bells calling you to enjoy a home-cooked meal prepared by a loved one. It's a warning cry, meant to spur you into action so that your supper doesn't get cold. Human beings have been getting their 'soup on' for an unfathomably long time.
Smithsonian Magazine, citing a study published in the scientific journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, tells us that newly discovered evidence reveals that humans as early as 780,000 years ago may have been cooking fish in earthen ovens. Although it obviously took longer for human culture to develop more complex dishes, it is an important example of the way that much of our modern food is based on the foundations of ancient societies. 
In fact, archaeologists have discovered evidence of more than a few culinary traditions that date back millennia. For example, in 2010, a team of archaeologists discovered that human beings likely got their literal 'soup on' for the first time around 2,400 years ago.
The Record-Breaking 2,400-Year-Old Soup Found Inside A Chinese Tomb