Ancient Greco-Roman texts discuss the use of excrement in medicine, but this is the first direct evidence we've found that ...

Archaeologists analyzing a vial from Turkey have found the first physical evidence that ancient civilization used human feces to treat infections and inflammation ...

A small glass vial buried nearly two millennia ago is forcing archaeologists to confront an uncomfortable truth about ancient ...

Stool transplants are cutting-edge experimental procedures, but using poop as medicine is hardly a modern idea. Ancient ...

When some ancient Romans were feeling a little under the weather, they were treated with human feces. While this practice was mentioned in ancient Greco-Roman medical texts by figures such as Pliny ...

Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence ...

Archaeologists in Turkey say they have uncovered evidence that the Romans used human feces in medical treatments, according to new research.

Do as the Romans doo? It’s not just plumbing that the ancient Italians pioneered. Turkish scientists have found a 1,900-year-old Roman vial that could provide the first concrete evidence of human poop ...

The vial, also known as an unguentarium, is commonly believed to have held perfumes or cosmetic oils. A new chemical analysis revealed evidence that ancient Roman physicians used human feces in ...

A new chemical analysis revealed evidence that ancient Roman physicians used human feces in medical practices, after researchers analyzed residue inside a 1,900-year-old Roman glass vial, confirming ...

A new study has found that the ancient Romans might have used human poo as medicine. The discovery was made in Turkey, after scientists discovered "dark brownish flakes" in a 1,900-year-old bottle.

At this point, you’re probably tired of hearing about poop in the Game of Thrones franchise. That’s not a sentence I ever expected to write, but after HBO’s new prequel show debuted with a close-up ...