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The post These Medieval Toilet Facts Paint the Period as Quite Crappy appeared first on Nerdist. Here is an in-depth look at how people used medieval "toilets" during the Middle Ages, which were ...
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 ...
In a medieval castle, a garderobe was usually a simple hole discharging to the outside into a cesspit (akin to a pit latrine) or the moat (like a fish pond toilet), depending on the structure of the building. Such toilets were often placed inside a small chamber, leading by association to the use of the term garderobe to describe the rooms.
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.
The privy midden (also midden closet) was a toilet system that consisted of a privy associated with a midden (or middenstead, i.e. a dump for waste). They were widely used in rapidly expanding industrial cities such as Manchester in England, but were difficult to empty and clean.
Public bathhouses were common in medieval Christendom larger towns and cities such as Paris, Regensburg and Naples. [ 12 ] [ 56 ] There were about twenty-six public baths in Paris in 1272. [ 56 ] Many Christian monastic communities throughout history have emphasized cleanliness and hygiene as part of their spiritual practice. [ 14 ]
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 ...
Ancient civilizations like the Romans used toilet systems over 5,000 years ago. They were primitive versions of the toilets we know today, using constant streams of water to carry waste away ...