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Money makes the world go round. But did you ever think about what those coins in your cup holder might tell future researchers about you? Turns out, the change in our pockets bears a lot of clues about us as people, and it has for a while. Here are a few things that modern researchers have learned about ancient people just by looking at their money.
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Money makes the world go round. But did you ever think about what those coins in your cup holder might tell future researchers about you? Turns out, the change in our pockets bears a lot of clues about us as people, and it has for a while. Here are a few things that modern researchers have learned about ancient people just by looking at their money.
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