Kultorvet Square © bloedoere
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A large subway expansion project in the Danish capital of Copenhagen has led to a very stinky discovery. Archeologists dug up two very full 18th century outhouses in Kultorvet Square.
Gadling writes,
Kultorvet means “Coal Square” and was where people bought and sold coal. Now it’s a popular meeting place full of cafes and restaurants”¦These historic toilets would have been used by coal vendors and buyers, mostly working class people. The privies seem to have been popular because both are heaped with the stinky stuff, and the local soil’s low oxygen levels have preserved it in a pristine state.
Being neck deep in crap is normally a bad thing””but these historic turds are good news for archeologists. By studying the feces, scientists can learn more about the people it came from, like their diet and general health
Read more on Gadling.