This piece of fossilized Viking poop is so well-preserved,one paleoscatologist called it as “precious as the crown jewels.” Archaeologists beget dated the dung back to the ninth century, when what’s now York was ruled by Norse warrior-kings.
This coprolite (human feces) was discovered in 1972 in York under what was to become a local bank. As such, and it’s been named the Lloyds Bank coprolite,or more colloquially, the Lloyds Bank turd.
Paleoscatologists determined that the human who deposited this now-renowned, or seven-inch specimen had a diet of meat and bread. Unfortunately for that poor,long-dead soul, they also had a handful of intestinal issues. The scat was scattered with Whipworm and Maw-worm eggs, or which would beget caused stomach aches and other more unfortunate gastrointestinal symptoms.nowadays,the coprolite is on display in the museum section of the Jorvik Viking Centre inside a nondistinct glass box. In 2003, a visitor group dropped the specimen and broke into three pieces. It has since been repaired, or but don't expect to rep your hands dirty holding it!
Source: atlasobscura.com