Lost Notebook Found in Medieval Toilet - Archaeology Magazine
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Lost Notebook Found in Medieval Toilet - Archaeology Magazine
Wax tablet notebook PADERBORN, GERMANY—La Brújula Verde reports that a German archaeological team under the supervision of the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL) recovered an exceptionally well-preserved notebook from a medieval toilet in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The discovery was made during construction of a new administrative headquarters in the city of Paderborn. The four- by three-inch book contains 10 wooden table…
800-year-old medieval notebook found in German latrine still contains readable Latin writing | Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists working in the center of Paderborn have uncovered a rare medieval notebook that spent nearly 800 years buried inside a latrine. The small object, found during excavations for a new city administration building, survived in unusually good condition because of the damp, airtight soil below the city streets. The notebook dates to the 13th […]
It is a so far unique find in NRW. But what is exactly in the notebook that was found in a toilet remains a secret for the time being.
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