Imagine discovering that an ancient civilization used human waste as a form of medicine! Researchers in Turkey have made a fascinating archaeological breakthrough by uncovering the first physical evidence that the Romans employed human feces in their medical practices.
While Roman writings have long alluded to this rather shocking practice, this marks the first time that tangible proof has come to light, as detailed in a recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. Lead researcher Cenker Atila, an archaeologist affiliated with Sivas Cumhuriyet University in Turkey, shared insights with CNN about his incredible find. During his work on a book titled "Glass Objects from Bergama Museum," he identified residues inside ancient Roman glass vessels, known as unguentaria, displayed at the Bergama Museum.
Atila discovered remnants in seven different vessels, but
