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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on Oct 14, 2021, 09:31 AM

Title: Beer and blue cheese in 2,700 year old Halstatt faeces
Post by: Duncan Head on Oct 14, 2021, 09:31 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/oct/14/sophisticated-ancient-faeces-shows-humans-enjoyed-beer-and-blue-cheese-2700-years-ago
Title: Re: Beer and blue cheese in 2,700 year old Halstatt faeces
Post by: Imperial Dave on Oct 14, 2021, 09:35 AM
crap article.... ;D
Title: Re: Beer and blue cheese in 2,700 year old Halstatt faeces
Post by: Chuck the Grey on Oct 15, 2021, 01:25 AM
 ::)
Title: Re: Beer and blue cheese in 2,700 year old Halstatt faeces
Post by: Justin Swanton on Oct 15, 2021, 05:52 AM
Cheesy writing, and that photo is pure excrement...
Title: Re: Beer and blue cheese in 2,700 year old Halstatt faeces
Post by: Imperial Dave on Oct 15, 2021, 06:35 AM
I had to really strain to understand it all.....
Title: Re: Beer and blue cheese in 2,700 year old Halstatt faeces
Post by: Justin Swanton on Oct 15, 2021, 06:45 AM
Quote from: Holly on Oct 15, 2021, 06:35 AM
I had to really strain to understand it all.....

The good news is that the evidence permitted a solid brick-by-brick analysis rather than a more fluid and shifting understanding.
Title: Re: Beer and blue cheese in 2,700 year old Halstatt faeces
Post by: Imperial Dave on Oct 15, 2021, 08:06 AM
the good thing is I was sitting down at the time I read it