Ancient Roman ideas of privacy differed radically from our own, and their communal toilets reveal a mindset almost impossible ...

Archaeologists recently opened up a can of worms — well, sort of. When analyzing an ancient Roman toilet bowl, they found it was filled with the remains of parasitic roundworms. The discovery, which ...

A metal detectorist in Wales unearthed an unusual ancient Roman treasure — a “toilet spoon” — that served several purposes, according to archaeologists. Valentinas Avdejevas was using a metal detector ...

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(CNN) — The Iron Age users of two ancient toilets in Jerusalem were not a healthy bunch, according to an analysis of poop samples from the 2,500-year-old latrines. Researchers found traces of ...

Throughout history, various cultures have attributed divine significance to toilets, latrines, and excrement. Toilet gods — ...

An ancient Roman toilet bowl discovered at in Serbia was revealed to contain the remains of intestinal parasites, according to a new study. Photo from the journal Sustainability Archaeologists ...

A metal detectorist in Wales unearthed a silver treasure: an ancient Roman ligula, archaeologists said. Photo shows a representative area of Wales. Photo from Callum Blacoe via Unsplash A metal ...