Roman soldiers living along Britain’s northern frontier used communal bath and toilet facilities that depended on a sewer ...
Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall weren’t just defending the frontier—they were also battling parasites that made daily life ...
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Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall suffered with intestinal worms, diarrhoea
Cambridge researchers examined ancient sewer drain sediment and found the Roman soldiers were far from comfortable. They suffered from intestinal worms and diarrhea, according to a news release by ...
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Ancient Sewers Reveal Intestinal Parasites Sickened Roman Soldiers Near Hadrian’s Wall
Learn how parasites preserved in an ancient sewer reveal how disease spread among Roman soldiers.
A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were ...
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Microscopic Analysis of Roman Poop Proves Their Engineering Couldn’t Save Them From Parasites
This protozoan causes dysentery and is notoriously difficult to detect in archaeological samples because, unlike worms, it ...
An analysis of sewer drains from a Roman fort has shown that the occupants were contaminated with three types of intestinal ...
Sediments from a Roman latrine at Vindolanda show soldiers were infected with multiple intestinal parasites, including ...
Nearly 2,000 years ago, Roman soldiers stationed on the edge of the empire faced more than cold winds, enemy raids, and ...
A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were infected by three types ...
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