A 2,000-Year-Old Personal Hygiene Stick (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

A 2,000-Year-Old Personal Hygiene Stick

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One of the personal hygiene sticks found in the latrine at the Xuanquanzhi site. The stick is wrapped with cloth at one end and there are traces of brown material, human feces.

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<I>Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports</I>

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