Aw crap

Look: Ancient poop reveals 2 very popular modern foods

Some snacks are worth preserving.

by Jennifer Walter
 Hulton Fine Art Collection
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Eurac Research/Frank Maixner

It’s not often that fossilized human poop survives for thousands of years.

But when it does, stale turds can offer fresh insights into the diets of ancient people.

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