By Stephen Beech Potentially deadly dysentery was rife in Old Testament Jerusalem, reveals a new study of ancient toilets. An analysis of 2,500-year-old samples taken from two latrines in the Holy City, dating back to the biblical Kingdom of Judah, uncovered traces of a single-celled microorganism Giardia duodenalis — a common cause of debilitating diarrhea in humans. Old Testament toilet: […]
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