Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the above video, Kingsley describes how Medieval toilets usually worked, and when he says “toilets,” that is being incredibly ...

Protected by a sealed leather pouch, this 10-page notebook still contains legible Latin inscriptions and intact wax.

In Paderborn, Germany, history has become a lot more real. Archaeologists found a wax notebook in a 13th-century latrine that was preserved in perfect condition. It's like "Stars, They're Like Us" for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 'notebook' has pages of wax on which the owner would write with a pointed stylus. (LWL/ S. Brentführer) If you've ever stared ...

Centuries-old cesspits can be veritable treasure troves for archaeologists, offering insights on historical humans’ diet, health and habits. Now, reports Kiona N. Smith for Ars Technica, an analysis ...

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One of King Harold's manors appears twice in the famous Bayeux Tapestry, but only 948 years later have researchers finally identified the building's remains. Reading time 2 minutes Dating back over ...

Here is an in-depth look at how people used medieval “toilets” during the Middle Ages, which were way crappier than we could’ve imagined. We all know the Middle Ages was full of archers in warfare, ...