By Ali Kucukgocmen BERGAMA, Turkey, March 13 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered traces of human excrement in a 1,900-year-old glass vial used to hold perfumes or elixirs, which they ...
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a 1,900-year-old glass vial containing human excrement, providing the first physical proof of its medicinal use by Romans. Found near Pergamon, the vial also ...
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Romans used human feces as medicine: 1,900-year-old vial from Turkey reveals shocking treatment
A 1,900-year-old Roman glass bottle from Turkey has yielded direct chemical proof of ancient physicians using human feces as medicine. Scientists identified human excrement mixed with thyme oil, ...
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Do as the Romans doo? It’s not just plumbing that the ancient Italians pioneered. Turkish scientists have found a 1,900-year-old Roman vial that could provide the first concrete evidence of human poop ...
This next story has it all - ancient texts, modern science and poop. What? You want more context? OK, fine. Researchers have found hard evidence of an ancient medical remedy involving essential oils ...
Human waste usually gets flushed away, but instead of going down the toilet, it can help the planet and solve global fertilizer shortages, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings ...
“Poop is central to the story of how dogs came into our lives," write Duke University dog researchers Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods in their wonderful new book, Survival of the Friendliest: ...
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