Early toilets reveal dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem – study

The findings are the oldest example of this diarrhoea-causing parasite infecting humans anywhere on the planet

Early toilets reveal dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem – study (Ya’akov Billig/University of Cambridge)

Analysis of ancient faeces taken from two toilets reveals dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem.

Examination of the latrines dating back to the biblical Kingdom of Judah uncovered traces of a single-celled microorganism Giardia duodenalis – a common cause of debilitating diarrhoea in humans.