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Feb 6 • 15:04 UTC • 🇬🇧 UK • Mirror

2,000-year-old Roman jar discovery proves ancient medics used human poo to treat sick

Archaeologists have found a 2,000-year-old glass vial in Turkey providing the first evidence that ancient Romans used human feces to treat various ailments.

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