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The 'unsanitary' habits of the Middle Ages made you cry
Keeping body waste under the bed, using urine to wash your face, not changing dirty clothes ... are the 'unsanitary' habits that were present during the Middle Ages.
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Archeology
Scary healing ways in the Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages, people burned hemorrhoids with red hot iron, drilled holes in the skull without anesthetic, using sharp objects to remove the lens.
Archeology
For the first time, an ancient bird fossil was discovered in the Middle Ages
On October 19, Argentine scientists discovered the 70 million-year-old fossil Antarctic of a Middle-aged bird that still has a tracheal structure that can generate sound…
Archeology
The poisonous medieval cosmetics of the Middle Ages
Lead and arsenic are extremely toxic substances but are popularly used by women for beauty in ancient times.
Archeology
The rich in the Middle Ages suffered from lead poisoning due to their preference for ceramics
Scientists found that the Middle Ages were poisoned by lead from the glazed cups and plates they used to eat dinner.
Archeology
Mysterious discoveries in the Middle Ages
A tomb dating back 900 years to store 7 mummies has been unearthed at Old Dongola in Sudan, with many mysterious details.
Archeology
Seeing the lost medieval city in Cambodia
A lost medieval city, once located and thriving on the summit in Cambodia, has been found by archaeologists, thanks to laser beam technology from helicopters.
Archeology
People in the Middle Ages had modern diseases?
US scientists on January 3 published research on medieval bones found in Albania, showing some traces of the disease spread in modern times, causing pain to those who ea…
Doomsday
5 silly predictions about the Middle Ages Day
During the Middle Ages, not many scholars or people had made predictions about the Apocalypse but humorously, it had not once fulfilled.
Environment
Cold in the Middle Ages is returning to Earth
In the near future, our planet waits for a cold weather cycle, which can last until mid-century. Such forecasts have been presented in the Telegraph and the Daily Mail (…
New technology
Use 3D technology to read books from the Middle Ages
Previously, the reading of rare books from the Middle Ages was impossible because these books were only displayed in glass cabinets. However, today this has become possi…