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Ancient Romans used poo as medicine - and now there's visual proof

Ancient Romans used poo as medicine - and now there's visual proof ...
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Archaeologists In Turkey Just Uncovered An Ancient Roman Medicine Made With 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 scent.
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Ancient Romans Really Did Use Poop as Medicine. We Just Got The First Real Proof.

Stool transplants are cutting-edge experimental procedures, but using poop as medicine is hardly a modern idea. Ancient ...

Scientists find first physical evidence that Romans used human poop as medicine

Archaeologists in Turkey say they have uncovered evidence that the Romans used human feces in medical treatments, according ...

Ancient Romans used human poo as medicine, scientists say

The discovery was made in Turkey, after scientists discovered "dark brownish flakes" in a 1,900-year-old bottle.

Residue found in Roman vial reveals first evidence of ancient physicians use of feces in medicine

The vial, also known as an unguentarium, is commonly believed to have held perfumes or cosmetic oils.
Irish Sun

Human POO was used by ancient Romans to treat two common ailments as grim ‘faeces jar’ found after 1,900 years

ANCIENT Romans used human poo to treat common ailments, archaeologists have revealed. The grim discovery is the first direct evidence that the ancient civilisation really was keeping human faeces in ...

Human waste in Roman medicine? First physical evidence found in ancient vessel causes 'immense excitement'

Roman medicine used human fecal matter mixed with thyme and olive oil in treatments, according to a surprising archaeological discovery from Pergamon, Turkey.