WorksheetsArchaeology of Poo!
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What can the study of feces tell us?
Hygiene habits
Farming patterns
Food production
Food Eaten
All of these things
The presence of what in human poop can also suggest the burning of fires or the clearing of forests during a particular time?
Hydrocarbons
Oxygen
Phosphorus
Sulfuric Acid
Bladder Fluke is a parasite that when in contact with humans, can burrow under a person’s skin if they too are in the water. What animal does this parasite also live inside?
Saltwater crocodiles
Household cockroaches
Freshwater snails
Freshwater dolphins
Archaeologists have noticed a significant change in diseases from roughly what time period?
1000 CE
100 CE
500 BC
5000 BC
Who introduced fish tapeworms, a parasite associated with eating raw fish, to the eastern Mediterranean?
Scandinavian vikings
Christian crusaders
Aztecs
Moses from the bible
What was found in the poo of inhabitants of the Bolivian amazon that was discovered by the Australian archaeologist in 2013?
Hunted fish, shark, squid and oysters
Hunted deer, ox, cow and peacock
Hunted mammals, fish, birds and snails
Hunted birds, dogs and insects
DNA can be preserved for up to how long?
100 years
100 thousand years
500 000 years
1 million years
What are excellent conservators of DNA?
Caves
Sand dunes
Glaciers
Tropical rainforests
Which of the following is NOT a step used to extract ancient DNA from poo?
Grind to form a fine powder
Apply a fine coat of setting powder to reveal the DNA
Liquid nitrogen the poo
Apply a diabetes drug which breaks down sugar compounds around the DNA
When was the first success for DNA poop?
1995
1998
2003
2006
In Ancient Rome, what room often included a toilet?
Balconies
Bedroom
Living room
Kitchen
What in Ancient Rome is presumed to have caused the spread of diseases and parasites?
Saunas
Communal bathhouses
Fountains
The River Thames
Many Romans enjoyed eating an uncooked and fermented fish sauce, called what?
Tartae
Garum
Hoichester
Nicoise
What did people on the Silk Road between 100BC - 100CE use as their version of toilet paper?
Sandpaper
Their hands
Sticks
Leaves
What invention did Bill Gates announce earlier this year?
A waterless toilet
A long-drop toilet
A self cleaning toilet
A gold toilet
