{"id":403245,"date":"2026-02-02T02:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/403245\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T02:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:38:10","slug":"romans-used-human-faeces-as-medicine-1900-years-ago-study-dark-brown-fragments-were-found-inshorts-inshorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/403245\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans used human faeces as medicine 1,900 years ago: Study | Dark brown fragments were found | Inshorts &#8211; Inshorts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMipAFBVV95cUxQb2E0cDFiWGtKdG1LeHplYWNRZ0I1ZW0xTFdPYXpTeDJWbzlpZUkwWjM4d1hwaVc1VnlUS3h3M09SdFFCYTZCY1prZTZJNzUtWS1vRlFZeVJrelExQVdMSi02aDRSclZ2OGJWV2tXWlp4d1VONG5YMjg0c0VrbTdLQ1FVTFFLVGZ1MUlQajFxVDJacHpEVzhhNkFDQVNVSy1yT2x4cdIBqgFBVV95cUxPQXNQcWdOTVk5WUVyOTFtLVBFbzhudEJZaEU4UXluX3pTQU9FRmg5ZmliSDBaTFpzYWRZSXlWUDhTQktBV1ZqMV9qUS0yXzQxQ2p6WFFSLXRrODI3NjF6bHBPMF9naXVsZG5aYnZWT1lvVVlxNFVpc2xhaEVpNkpXaUY0cmp6eHZpZHY5dFpBN2Nqc252YU94QTctUzFSTWNObXd6MXFMV1k5QQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Romans used human faeces as medicine 1,900 years ago: Study | Dark brown fragments were found | Inshorts<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Inshorts<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiiwFBVV95cUxQcXVpaHhjazhHQ1dFdGUwMUxZS1B2ZnFTSTd1U29SV2dHWjY3akY5TGRIaVhMV2VZV2ZUQmw3ZWh2cUFDNFlWajdEUVFpYXRJblkybWtZOWZsNzZBZVlPZFI2WmluZktuSXY0WVgxVnlMTlROdlFjcWs1SUFtbjJPb2RMREJiakVPYTdn?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1,900-year-old 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flakes\u2019 discovered in medicinal vial<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;AOL.com<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMimwFBVV95cUxNRnJTSFlvZ3BpNmUwWjlsZVZ3TjY4YXRNVk5VYkgzbnhWZHh1VEZrY0Rpc3R2V2E1ejMwMUhCeXd1OEFmczdyakRta0NGeWVYenhuSV91SzliVnN1QURfQWk1aFBfNlp6VjFJYm4yUWZPTTkzUTFxZ3RjOWl3LTAyS1NWbEc2bHplQUIyNzlMVl8xQ0JGazBvVFYwdw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ancient Romans used human feces to make medicines<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;C&amp;EN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Romans used human faeces as medicine 1,900 years ago: Study | Dark brown fragments were found | 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