A new study shows that organic residues from a Roman-era glass medicinal vial came from human feces.

That single vial—an unguentarium recovered from a tomb in ancient Pergamon, once a major medical hub—has now delivered rare, chemical evidence that human feces were used as medicine in the Roman world ...

A cringeworthy new study has discovered dark-brown flakes inside a Roman glass medicinal vial, ...

This discovery also shows that substances considered unclean today were once valued as medicinal ingredients in ancient ...

Pergamon’s setting strengthens the interpretation. The city was closely tied to the sanctuary of Asclepius and long had a reputation for healing. The Asklepion at Pergamon became one of antiquity’s ...

This practice reflects the Romans' resourcefulness in using available materials for medicine, despite modern views on hygiene ...

A new study found dark-brown flakes inside a Roman glass medicinal vial, providing the first direct evidence that excrement ...