NPR: medieval food https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=605822234 medieval food en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 11 May 2026 22:08:23 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: medieval food https://www.npr.org/tags/605822234/medieval-food DNA Analysis Of Ancient Excrement Reveals The Diets Of Centuries Past Researchers are exhuming ancient dung from toilets of yore to reconstruct snapshots of food and lifestyle in bygone centuries. The parasites that show up in privies reveal a lot about what people ate. Wed, 25 Apr 2018 18:24:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/04/25/605798840/dna-analysis-of-ancient-excrement-reveals-the-diets-of-centuries-past https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/04/25/605798840/dna-analysis-of-ancient-excrement-reveals-the-diets-of-centuries-past Maciejowski Bible (also called the Morgan or Crusader Bible) circa 1250, called "David Spares Saul In the Cave."'/>

Researchers are exhuming ancient dung from toilets of yore to reconstruct snapshots of food and lifestyle in bygone centuries. The parasites that show up in privies reveal a lot about what people ate.

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