Archaeologists Dug Into an 800-Year-Old Toilet and Pulled Out a Marvel of Natural Preservation

Experts are using high-tech methods to decipher the cursive Latin writing inside.
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Archaeologists uncover 800-year-old notebook in medieval latrine still carrying an unpleasant smell

"The text is not easy to decipher, even for experts in the field." ...
UNHCR

Q&A: Building latrines for thousands of displaced every year

GENEVA, November 19 (UNHCR) - Dominique Porteaud is UNHCR's senior water and sanitation officer. The French national, who has forestry and public health engineering degrees, visits refugees camps and ...
Discover Magazine

A Medieval Notebook Found in a German Latrine Sat Underground for Nearly 800 Years

Learn how a notebook filled with handwritten notes survived inside a medieval latrine in Germany, and how the book could shed light on how merchants recorded transactions, reminders, and daily life ...
Live Science

Medieval 'curse tablet' summoning Satan discovered at the bottom of a latrine in Germany

Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a rolled-up piece of lead that they think could be a medieval "curse tablet" that invokes "Beelzebub," or Satan. Upon first glance, the researchers thought ...
Animal Welfare Institute

Wildlife Litter Boxes? An Investigation on the Role Latrines Play in the Social Ecology of Bobcats

Rapid assessment of wild animal population abundance is problematic, particularly for rare, cryptic felid species. However, estimates of population abundance are critical for effectively targeting ...