Posted on 09/27/2023 7:53:17 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The Skiles mummy was found in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of South Texas. Up to 150 mummified bodies have been found in the area, but one adult male from around 1,200 years ago attracted particular attention for study due to how well-preserved his naturally mummified remains were. As well as having a full head of hair – rarely found in the other mummified remains – he had "a very large desiccated fecal mass, which encompasses the majority of what would have been the gastrointestinal tract", according to the authors of one study.
Given the size of the backup, the fecal matter allowed researchers to examine the man's diet in the months prior to his death. Meanwhile, the hair allowed the team to analyze his nutritional uptake. Comparing this diet to typical diets of the time – inferred partly through the fecal matter of other individuals – several teams were able to discover a surprising amount about his final months.
This included that he died of parasite-borne Chagas disease, was unable to absorb proteins adequately in the months preceding his death, and that he was likely rendered immobile by his condition. This is significant because "someone would have had to bring him food resources, as well as attending to his daily needs". I.e. he received care from the community as he was dying.
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Wow. Thanks for posting that. We will never know if the show would have been accepted or even better if Bruce Lee played Grasshopper. I think it would have been accepted and been really good. Though I think David Carradine brought a sadness to the character. I was never sure if the character was suppose to be part Chinese or a European/American orphan raised in China. Good show.
Danny and the Juniors were way ahead of their time.
Wrong preposition. One doesn't die "of" anything but everyone dies "from" something.
And likely many are also full of shiite.
As he was immobilized and slowly dying the only food they gave him was bugs.
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Note to preppers.
Do NOT eat bugs. Or at least lots of them. Find other food sources the human body is designed to digest.
If done now, the show would be condemned because he wasn’t Asian.
No one cares.
All part of Schwab’s plan.
I knew it would be a fun thread.
In an episode of Two and Half Men (s6 I think) the Charlie character suggested that “Psychosomatic Constipation” would make a good band name.
One doesn't die "of" anything but everyone dies "from" something.Died of fright is an exception, then?
And others for drinking water when a bear has just relieved itself upstream
Dood lasted 1200 years. Ze Bugs are good for ya!
Bugs should be no problem, simply crunchy protein.
Wood fibers? What, you think vegan is a survival strategy?
As to the ollllld dude, perhaps he forgot to chew and the little buggers grabbed hold on the way down.
Natural selection. Even birds aren’t that stupid.
Yeah, it IS, isn’t it?😀
John the Baptist ate locusts and wild honey. Apparently, some insects are good for food, but only if you add in things like wild honey, which contains antioxidants, and is antibacterial. People love shrimp and lobster, and after all, they’re just sea bugs. That said, no thanks. No land bugs for me, if I have a choice.
According to the Bible, locust can be eaten. However, I would roast them first.
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