Royal flushes shed light on parasites behind ancient tummy troubles

New Atlas - Fri 26 May 23

In one of the more stomach-churning studies, a team led by the University of Cambridge has probed poo from two ancient toilets in Jerusalem and discovered traces of a microorganism called Giardia ...

Early toilets reveal dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem

Phys.org - Thu 25 May 23

A new analysis of ancient feces taken from two Jerusalem latrines dating back to the biblical Kingdom of Judah has uncovered traces of a single-celled microorganism Giardia duodenalis—a common ...

Early toilets reveal dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem, ScienceDaily - Mon 29 May 23
Early toilets reveal dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem, Scienmag - Thu 25 May 23
Early toilets reveal dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem, Eurekalert - Thu 25 May 23

Ancient toilets unearthed in Jerusalem shed light on dysentery outbreaks in Old Testament era

Interesting Engineering - Thu 25 May 23

Archaeological ...

Ancient toilets provide clues to dysentery outbreaks in Old Testament Jerusalem

ZME Science - Mon 29 May 23

Dysentery goes way back to ancient cities, spread around due to trade and wars This article originally appeared on ZME Science.

Faeces from early toilets indicates dysentery in Kingdom of Judah

HeritageDaily - Fri 26 May 23

A new study of ancient faeces from latrines excavated in Jerusalem has revealed traces of the single-celled microorganism Giardia duodenalis, a common cause of debilitating diarrhoea. The latrines ...

The Kingdom of Judah was rife with deadly DIARRHOEA, analysis of ancient poo reveals

Daily Mail - Fri 26 May 23

Ancient faeces from two Jerusalem latrines dating back around 1,500 years have traces of an organism that causes dysentery, University of Cambridge experts report.

Ancient toilets unearthed in Jerusalem reveal a debilitating and sometimes fatal disease

CNN - Thu 25 May 23

Biblical Toilets Reveal Earliest Known Case Of Diarrhea-Causing Parasite, IFLScience - Fri 26 May 23
Poop from Ancient Jerusalem Toilets Holds Oldest Known Evidence of Dysentery-Causing Parasite, Fecal Analysis Results Reveal, The Science Times - Thu 25 May 23
Early Toilets Unearth Dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem, Mirage News - Fri 26 May 23
Early Toilets Uncover Dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem, Mirage News - Thu 25 May 23

People in Old Testament Jerusalem suffered from widespread dysentery, study finds

Ars Technica - Thu 25 May 23

Enlarge / Fecal samples in sediment collected from beneath this stone toilet seat at Armon Hanatziv, circa mid-7th century BCE, showed evidence of a dysentery-causing parasite (Giardia ...

2,500-year-old poop from Jerusalem toilets contain oldest evidence of dysentery parasite

Livescience - Thu 25 May 23

A fecal analysis from two toilets dating to biblical times in Jerusalem has revealed the oldest evidence yet of the parasite that causes dysentery. ...