Scientists dug into paleofeces for a new study, learning some very intimate details about how long-ago people lived.

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It is clear that the sprawling city of Teotihuacan near Mexico City was a major metropolis of the ancient world, but what do ...

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The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts.