It’s a little late for Easter, but ancient poop-sharing is still available for consumption.
A team of Czech researchers discovered something other than an insult or curse when they analyzed a partially digested vial of whale blubber from ancient Scandinavia. The organic matter contained tiny amounts of red wine.
Usually, those are good signs that alcohol is involved. Humans have killed whales for generations for their oil, their toothbrushes and baleen.
The researchers confirmed that they found sufficient red wine to be considered an alcoholic beverage in the databank.
But other clues would suggest there was something else going on.
They found nothing like evidence of fermentation in the mix. What this portends is anyone’s guess.
Could it be medicinal?
The researchers published their results in Plos One. The authors said the so-called “wonderwhale” would have likely been an omnivore, feasting on “wild game and other shellfish while hunting on the seabed.”
“It would have derived pleasure from consuming whale meat and its meaty fat,” the study authors wrote.
