There are many surviving examples of Roman latrines, with their characteristic marble bench seating dotted with keyhole-shaped openings. The seats weren't always stone, however. There were wooden ...

A Roman throne: 2,000-year-old wooden TOILET SEAT discovered at Hadrian's Wall - The wooden Roman toilet seat is thought to be the only one of its kind; ...

Archaeologists in western Turkey have discovered the 1,800-year-old equivalent of "box seats" at a giant arena dating to the Roman Empire. All segments of society attended the arena's events, but ...

Archaeologists at a Roman fort more used to finding coins, weapons and tools have found a 2,000-year-old perfectly preserved wooden toilet seat. Sunday, 18 May 2025. Newsletters; ...

TOILET seats and potter’s wheels are among rare preserved artefacts of everyday Roman life to be seen by members of the public for first time at a top Hadrian’s Wall attraction. The Vindolanda ...

Archaeologists at a Roman fort have made their latest discovery - a perfectly preserved 2,000-year-old wooden toilet seat. Dr Andrew Birley, one of the experts at Vindolanda fort on Hadrian's Wall ...

The third tier housed the ordinary Roman citizens, while in the fourth women and the poor sat or stood on wooden benches. Numbers weren’t the only things likely painted at the Colosseum. We know ...

The only surviving wooden Roman Empire toilet seat has been unearthed near Hadrian's Wall. The seat was discovered intact and well preserved due to the preservation conditions at the Vindolanda ...