Archaeologists dug into an 800-year-old toilet and pulled out a marvel of natural preservation

Experts are using high-tech methods to decipher the cursive Latin writing inside.
Smithsonian Magazine

From a Medieval Latrine in Germany, Archaeologists Extracted a Pristine Leather Notebook That Preserved Latin Cursive for Centuries

The writing in the booklet suggests it belonged to an upper-class merchant, who may have had a mishap while using the toilet ...

Archaeologists discovered an 800-year-old notebook inside a sealed toilet in Germany, complete with silk toilet paper

Archaeologists working beneath a construction site in Paderborn, Germany, have pulled one of the most unexpectedly ...
Discover Magazine

A Medieval Notebook Found in a German Latrine Sat Underground for Nearly 800 Years

Learn how a notebook filled with handwritten notes survived inside a medieval latrine in Germany, and how the book could shed ...
Artnet

Rare Centuries-Old Notebook Discovered in Medieval Latrine

Archaeologists in Germany have discovered an “exceptionally well-preserved” notebook in a Medieval latrine. Earlier this year, excavations carried out ahead of the construction of a municipal ...

An archaeological find of incalculable value: it preserves texts written more than 7 centuries ago

A medieval notebook found in a German latrine could reveal details of everyday life and commerce more than 700 years ago.
UNHCR

Q&A: Building latrines for thousands of displaced every year

GENEVA, November 19 (UNHCR) - Dominique Porteaud is UNHCR's senior water and sanitation officer. The French national, who has forestry and public health engineering degrees, visits refugees camps and ...
Live Science

Medieval 'curse tablet' summoning Satan discovered at the bottom of a latrine in Germany

Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a rolled-up piece of lead that they think could be a medieval "curse tablet" that invokes "Beelzebub," or Satan. Upon first glance, the researchers thought ...