In this unusually eventful — mostly not in good ways — year for higher education, it’s salutary to be reminded how much good ...
The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.
When some ancient Romans were feeling a little under the weather, they were treated with human feces. While this practice was ...
Archaeologists found Greek and Roman cooking pots in one Roman city were made the same way, revealing shared daily life.
2,000-year-old vial containing brown flakes has been found to hold dried human faeces and thyme ...
Archaeologists analyzing a vial from Turkey have found the first physical evidence that ancient civilization used human feces ...
The study of a 1,900-year-old vial found in Pergamon suggests that the Romans used feces as medicine, and thyme to mask the ...
Sealed 2,000-year-old vial from Turkey contains actual human feces mixed with thyme. First physical proof Romans prescribed poop pills.