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It might be stored in a cabinet with doors to hide it; this sort of nightstand was known as a commode, hence the latter word came to mean "toilet" as well. For homes without these items of furniture, the chamber pot was stored under the bed. The modern commode toilet and bedpan, used by bedbound or disabled persons, are variants of the chamber pot.
Contrary to popular belief, bathing and sanitation were not lost in Europe with the collapse of the Roman Empire. [61] [62] Public bathhouses were common in medieval Christendom larger towns and cities such as Constantinople, Paris, Regensburg, Rome and Naples. [63] [64] And great bathhouses were built in Byzantine centers such as ...
Archaeologists discovered 11 toilets (not pictured) dating back to the mid-1800s, along with artifacts. Teams sifted through 5-foot deep pits, finding a cow bone , a shell and a pocket watch ...
A famous example is the dansker at Kwidzyn Castle in Poland, although it was rebuilt in the 19th century and no longer retains its medieval appearance. If danskers or a garderobe were not available, outhouses served as toilet facilities in castles.
Late antique and medieval tours of hell—stories in which a protagonist (usually an Apostle or Mary) travels through the regions of hell and sees the punishments visited on sinners—often ...
A brick grave with seven skeletons helped archaeologists in Italy identify the forgotten ruins.
A display shows visitors waste disposal methods from medieval castles and why medieval toilets were called wardrobes. [4] The flushing toilet, first sketched by Leonardo da Vinci, is brought to life in a wood model. [4] [7] A separate room contains a movie theater that shows videos about toilets in alternating languages.
Experts use the latest techniques to analyse 500 medieval skeletons and shed light on their lives.