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Ancient toilets yield dysentery discovery for archaeologists - The Washington Post
6/3/23 at 1:00pm
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Erin Blakemore
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Analyzing 2,600-year-old feces found at two cesspits used by the Kingdom of Judah’s elite, archaeologists discovered traces of Giardia duodenalis, which causes dysentery.
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