The vial, also known as an unguentarium, is commonly believed to have held perfumes or cosmetic oils. A new chemical analysis ...
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.
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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, ...
Physicians of the Roman empire had a knack for making remedies from an assortment of components from various animals, ...
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