The vial, also known as an unguentarium, is commonly believed to have held perfumes or cosmetic oils. A new chemical analysis ...

Ancient medical practices often leave modern readers in disbelief, as these bygone remedies highlight the stark contrast between historical healthcare and today’s ...

Researchers in Türkiye found chemical traces of human fecal matter and herbs in a second-century CE Roman glass vessel, ...

When some ancient Romans were feeling a little under the weather, they were treated with human feces. While this practice was ...

Researchers have unraveled new insights into a collection of "beautiful and functional" ancient tools used by Roman surgeons around 2,000 years ago. A team at the University of Exeter (UE) in the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Archaeologists analysing a glass vial found in Turkey have discovered the first hard evidence that human faeces was used to ...

A small glass vial buried nearly two millennia ago is forcing archaeologists to confront an uncomfortable truth about ancient medicine: the Romans may.