Human Hair Confirmed in Prehistoric Hyena Feces

Human hair found in fossilized hyena poop suggests that our ancestors satisfied the hunger of others during prehistoric times.

Fig. 2. Block of calcified cave sediment containing part of the hyaena latrine, showing the largest coprolite analysed (specimen C8). / Journal of Archaeological Science

The fossilized dung, part of a “hyena latrine,” will be described in the upcoming October issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science  (Open access) . The latrine was first found a few years ago at Gladysvale cave in the Sterkfontein Valley of South Africa, but it recently went through an additional barrage of testing.

Our ancestors there lived around a literally wild bunch about 257,000 years ago. [...] news.discovery.com/


Actualización 04-10-13. Confirman que el pelo hallado en coprolitos de una hiena prehistórica era humano