Medieval Poop Still Stinks, Experts Discover

Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 13:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, Shakespeare wrote. Archaeologists working at a Danish site might agree, after discovering barrels from a latrine that dates back to the 14th century. And yes, poop still stinks, even after 700 years.

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