Earliest example of dysentery found in Jerusalem's ancient toilets
Research conducted by the University of Cambridge and focused on the study of ancient excrement found in two toilets from Old Testament Jerusalem has...
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Research conducted by the University of Cambridge and focused on the study of ancient excrement found in two toilets from Old Testament Jerusalem has...
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
Potentially deadly dysentery was rife in Old Testament Jerusalem, reveals a new study of ancient toilets.
The findings are the oldest example of this diarrhoea-causing parasite infecting humans anywhere on the planet, researchers suggest.