Ancient fossilized human feces (IMAGE)

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Ancient fossilized human feces

Caption

This image shows 2600 year old human excrement from the Hallstatt salt mines in which beans, millet and barley are clearly visible.

Credit

Anwora/NHMW

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License

CC BY-SA

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