Archaeologists found a variety of worm eggs in a cesspit under an Iron Age estate, showing that even elites suffered from poor sanitation.
Yoli Schwartz, The Israel Antiquities Authority
A team of researchers found 2,700-year-old eggs of parasitic intestinal worms under a stone toilet in what is now Israel. The team suspects the worms may have been responsible for poor health of some of the residents of the palatial complex.The toilet, which dates to the 7th century BCE, was found in 2019 in southern Jerusalem. The research team excavated the cesspit underneath the toilet, in hopes of finding information on the sanitary conditions of the time.
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