Ancient viking's fossilised faeces fetches $39,000, reveals clues to sickly life In a peculiar yet fascinating discovery, a 1,200-year-old fossilised faeces has been valued at $39,000, shedding light on the life of a sickly Viking in 9th Century AD. The extraordinary artifact, known as the Lloyds Bank Coprolite, measures 8 inches long and 2 inches wide, making it the largest recorded in human history. Unearthed in 1972 by construction workers in York, northwest England, the ancient log was found in an area once ruled by Norse warriors. Its name is derived...