The supplies include a variety of containers, including several ancient “urine flasks” used to collect patients’ pee for testing. The 16th-century dump was originally excavated in 2021.

Collection: Urine from homes and public urinals was gathered and brought to laundries. Stomping in Tubs: Clothes were placed in large tubs filled with urine, and workers—often slaves—had to ...

Urine was used as fertiliser in ancient Rome and China. Now farmers in Vermont are bringing this practice back to boost harvests and grow crops in a more sustainable way.

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there's evidence of ...

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week.

Archaeologists have unearthed 500-year-old 'urine flasks' at a medical dump within Caesar's forum in Rome.

For thousands of years, human civilizations have been collecting taxes, in one form or another. From grain to beards to rubber balls, governments always found new ways to collect their due.

Urophagia, also known as urine therapy, is the practice of drinking urine. Here’s why the social media health trend is promoted by influencers – but not by doctors.

Rodent bioassays often require fresh, uncontaminated urine from a large number of mice. The authors describe a quick and simple method to collect moderate to large amounts of urine from individual ...

A plastic shield prevents urine washover and does not allow urine to enter the feces collection tube. Urine flows along the slot and is directed into the urine collection tube.