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Prehistoric faeces reveal parasites from feasting at Stonehenge
EurekAlert! ^ | University of Cambridge

Posted on 05/21/2022 6:48:20 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

Durrington Walls was a Neolithic settlement situated just 2.8km from Stonehenge, and dating from around 2500 BC, when much of the famous stone monument was constructed. It is believed that the site housed the people who built Stonehenge.

A team of archaeologists led by the University of Cambridge investigated nineteen pieces of ancient faeces, or ‘coprolite’, found at Durrington Walls and preserved for over 4,500 years. Five of the coprolites (26%) – one human and four dog – were found to contain the eggs of parasitic worms.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; stonehenge
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1 posted on 05/21/2022 6:48:20 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Any new species should be named Hunteris Bidensis.

2 posted on 05/21/2022 6:50:12 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Explaining that job at career day at school must be awkward.


3 posted on 05/21/2022 6:51:12 AM PDT by Rockingham
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Not if ya tell the kids that all the parasites are trans.

4 posted on 05/21/2022 6:53:49 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: Rockingham

I sniff out old poop and then pick it apart ,LOL


5 posted on 05/21/2022 7:03:09 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Rockingham

yeah, but show and tell day for your kids is always great fun!


6 posted on 05/21/2022 7:06:37 AM PDT by nicollo
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To: SunkenCiv

That’s nothing, modern day fecal based parasites are thriving in a small square of land near the Potomac.


7 posted on 05/21/2022 8:09:51 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: Rockingham

An archaeologist at BU whom I’d met on a couple of occasions was a specialist in analyzing old feces and liked to comment, “It may be shit to you but it’s my bread and butter.”


8 posted on 05/21/2022 9:09:51 AM PDT by jim macomber ("Bargained for Exchange" "Art & Part" "A Grave Breach" "Sovereign Order " - www.jamesmacomber.com)
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Conclusive Evidence Of American Indian Cannibalism Found

"The new, conclusive evidence comes from preserved pieces of human excrement that were found at the site. The pieces contain human proteins that could be there only if the subjects had eaten human flesh. Researchers believe that if cannibalism has been definitively proven at this one Southwestern site, it is overwhelmingly likely that cannibalism was common enough to have taken place at the other sites where butchered bones have been found."

9 posted on 05/21/2022 9:43:45 AM PDT by blam
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