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Unearthed: ancient sect’s extreme latrine

Toilet excavation could link site to Dead Sea Scrolls.

An ancient Jewish sect showed such devotion to their definition of purity that they pursued bizarre toilet habits that left them riddled with parasites, say researchers who have discovered and dug up their toilet.

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Posted by Mike Hopkin on November 13, 2006 06:02 PM |

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