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 ...
Modern analytical tools are no less than a time machine. From their 21st-century labs, researchers can peer into the everyday lives, hygiene, and even the parasites that plagued the people who lived ...
When the Roman Empire spread across Europe 2,000 years ago, it brought some of the first real sanitation efforts with it. Romanization meant bathing, using toilets and keeping feces out of the streets ...