Microbes from 1,500-year-old feces support archeological theories
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 13:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
By evaluating the bacteria and fungi found in fossilized feces, microbiologists are providing evidence to help support archeologists' hypotheses regarding cultures living in the Caribbean over 1,500 years ago. They report their findings today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.