Re:A surprising food may have been a staple of the real Pale...
by mschuster91 on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @11:07AM
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> I think we're ignoring the very real possibility that ancient people were constantly living with some level of gastrointestinal problems.
We do know that humanity from its earliest days over the Rome Empire [1] up to, what, maybe a century or even less ago has had massive infestations of all kinds of parasites, including gastrointestinal.
Would it be possible that these parasites actually could have a symbiotic relationship, in helping to break down spoiled food?
We do know that humanity from its earliest days over the Rome Empire [1] up to, what, maybe a century or even less ago has had massive infestations of all kinds of parasites, including gastrointestinal.
Would it be possible that these parasites actually could have a symbiotic relationship, in helping to break down spoiled food?
[1] https://www.livescience.com/53303-ancient-rome-infested-with...