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What the Past Throws Out

Have you ever wondered how people lived long ago? What did they eat for breakfast? Did they wear hats? What kind of tools did they use? The answers might be hiding in their trash.

Clues in the Dump

Like modern towns, every long-ago village had a garbage pile. These dumps are full

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