DNA within dried feces dating from more than 1,000 years ago provides valuable insights into the pathogens that plagued ancient Mexican peoples, according to a study published October 22, 2025 in the ...
An international team of researchers has managed to reconstruct the health and sanitation conditions of the inhabitants of ...
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Why does everyone think they have worms?
Most helminths spread via human feces, especially in places where people defecate outside; when feces contains worm eggs, the soil it touches becomes contaminated, and if that soil is used to grow ...
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1,800-year-old feces reveal disease and hygiene linked to Roman Empire in Bulgaria
A new study analyzed urine and feces in Roman chamber pots to understand the ...
In the late 1950s, archaeologists discovered a cave in the Rio Zape Valley of Mexico. There were ancient human remains in the cave dated to between 660 and 1430 A.D., many of which belonged to ...
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