A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were ...
Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall weren’t just defending the frontier—they were also battling parasites that made daily life ...
It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely ...
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Microscopic Analysis of Roman Poop Proves Their Engineering Couldn’t Save Them From Parasites
This protozoan causes dysentery and is notoriously difficult to detect in archaeological samples because, unlike worms, it ...
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'Behavior is an organ' - What parasites exploit
Parasites don’t just steal nutrients — many actively take control of their hosts’ behavior. From fungi that force insects to ...
Romans living in ancient Britain were plagued by intestinal parasites, all of which are spread by fecal contamination ...
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Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall suffered with intestinal worms, diarrhoea
Cambridge researchers examined ancient sewer drain sediment and found the Roman soldiers were far from comfortable. They suffered from intestinal worms and diarrhea, according to a news release by ...
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Ancient Sewers Reveal Intestinal Parasites Sickened Roman Soldiers Near Hadrian’s Wall
Learn how parasites preserved in an ancient sewer reveal how disease spread among Roman soldiers.
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Research reveals Roman soldiers plagued by parasites
An analysis of sewer drains from a Roman fort has shown that the occupants were contaminated with three types of intestinal ...
A series of compounds that deprive iron essential for a parasitic worm could provide effective new agents for blocking ...
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