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To: FairOpinion; blam
Coprolites weren't taken seriously until after 1970? Wow, how smart is the archeology community?
7 posted on 07/02/2004 8:09:55 PM PDT by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra - https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/])
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To: Lady Jag; RightWhale
Did Cannibalism Kill Anasazi Civilization?

"Billman discovered one other significant item, a coprolite - a pile of preserved human fecal matter - in the center of a fireplace. He concluded that after the fire had died, someone had squatted over the hearth and defecated. The coprolite has become a key part of the cannibalism puzzle. It has been analyzed for the presence of human protein, which would prove the ingestion of human flesh. The results are expected to be published this year."

The results are in and the coprolite contained human protein proving Christy Turner's theory. The Indians are mum.

8 posted on 07/02/2004 8:24:25 PM PDT by blam
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To: Lady Jag

It's a dirty job but somebody has to do it.


10 posted on 07/02/2004 8:48:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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