A recent study has identified helminth eggs during the excavation of a 7th century BCE (Iron Age) cesspit in Southern Jerusalem has provided the earliest evidence of human parasite infections in the region, and expands our understanding of the origins and dispersal of parasites in the ancient world.
Analysis of cesspit in Judahite palace reveals even elites were afflicted by intestinal bugs – which may have been thanks to the Assyrian conquest, archaeologist suggests
Analysis of cesspit in Judahite palace reveals even elites were afflicted by intestinal bugs – which may have been thanks to the Assyrian conquest, archaeologist suggests