ancient poop barrels

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Location: Oregon, United States

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When I came across this article (about ancient poop barrels AKA "renaissance poo"), I just knew that permies would be interested! Am I right? https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-poop-tells-us-about-renaissance-diets

Michael Pletcher

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Location: Portland, OR

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Interesting and funny read. So many puns!

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Bonnie Gee

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Location: Oregon, United States

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I thought it was interesting how little the contents had disintegrated, after more than half a millennium. Maybe similar to how the bog/peat people were preserved?

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