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

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

Researchers in Türkiye found chemical traces of human fecal matter and herbs in a second-century CE Roman glass vessel, suggesting some “perfume” bottles once contained medicinal preparations.

That single vial—an unguentarium recovered from a tomb in ancient Pergamon, once a major medical hub—has now delivered rare, chemical evidence that human feces were used as medicine in the Roman world ...

The game the AI reconstructed — now dubbed Ludus Coriovalli (Game of Coriovallum) — is an asymmetric battle of attrition. It ...

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