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cm0002 to History@mander.xyz · 6 months ago

Roman soldiers defending Hadrian's Wall were infected by parasites, study finds

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Roman soldiers defending Hadrian's Wall were infected by parasites, study finds

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cm0002 to History@mander.xyz · 6 months ago
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A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were infected by three types of intestinal parasite—roundworm, whipworm, and Giardia duodenalis.
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    6 months ago

    Thank you for sharing this. I had actually listened to an episode of Radiolab that has covered this and, I suppose, forgotten about it.

    https://radiolab.org/podcast/91691-sculptors-of-monumental-narrative

    I have an autoimmune disease, so now I’m back to doing more reading on the research referenced in the Wikipedia article.

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