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8 Ancient Ag Discoveries


Butter

Butter

In 2016, an Irish farmer found a 22-pound (10 kg) hunk of butter in his local bog.

The bog butter is about 2,000 years old, but still edible, experts said.

At one point, dairy was a sign of wealth. People used it to pay taxes and rent. Hiding butter in a bog was a way to keep it safe.

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