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Herculaneum sewer sheds light on secrets of Roman life

By Red Wolf

16 June 2011

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Archaeologists have been discovering how Romans lived 2,000 years ago, by studying what they left behind in their sewers.

A team of experts has been sifting through hundreds of sacks of human excrement.

They found a variety of details about their diet and their illnesses — via redwolf.newsvine.com

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