Early evidence of dysentery plague found in biblical-era Jerusalem toilets
The researchers see it as likely that dysentery outbreaks due to Giardia plagued towns throughout the near east in the Iron Age.
Modern-day reconstruction of Jerusalem during the 10th century BCE. Model from the City of David, part of the Jerusalem Walls National Park.(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated:
