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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. A new chemical analysis ...
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 ...
In the storage rooms of a museum in western Turkey, an archaeologist noticed an unexpected residue inside a small Roman glass ...
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Romans used human feces as medicine 1,900 years ago — and used thyme to mask the smell
A new study shows that organic residues from a Roman-era glass medicinal vial came from human feces.
When some ancient Romans were feeling a little under the weather, they were treated with human feces. While this practice was ...
Do as the Romans doo? It’s not just plumbing that the ancient Italians pioneered. Turkish scientists have found a ...
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1900-year-old Roman doctor used human feces and thyme as medicine, study suggests
A cringeworthy new study has discovered dark-brown flakes inside a Roman glass medicinal vial, ...
Pergamon’s setting strengthens the interpretation. The city was closely tied to the sanctuary of Asclepius and long had a reputation for healing. The Asklepion at Pergamon became one of antiquity’s ...
This discovery also shows that substances considered unclean today were once valued as medicinal ingredients in ancient ...
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