-
commonly used than "
latrine",
except for
simple systems like "pit
latrine" or "trench
latrine".[citation needed] The use of
latrines was a
major advancement...
- the pit
latrine is not in use. In practice, such a lid is not
commonly used for
squatting type pit
latrines but only for
sitting type pit
latrines with a...
- and departure. Many of them have communal, i.e., shared,
latrines.
Animals with
communal latrines include raccoons,
Eurasian badgers, elephants, deer, antelopes...
- The
Erfurt latrine disaster occurred on 26 July 1184, when
Henry VI, King of
Germany (later Holy
Roman Emperor), held a
Hoftag (informal ****embly) in...
- A
toilet god is a
deity ****ociated with
latrines and toilets.
Belief in
toilet gods – a type of
household deity – has been
known from both
modern and ancient...
- toilet.
Schematic of a
simple pit
latrine with a
squatting pan and shelter. Dry
toilets (in
particular simple pit
latrines) are used in
developing countries...
-
purified form. In
Roman civilization,
latrines using flowing water were
sometimes part of
public bath houses.
Roman latrines, like the ones
pictured here, are...
- with excreta.
Improved facilities range from
simple but
protected pit
latrines to
flush toilets with a
sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities...
- also in
cities of
developing countries.
Outhouses that are
covering pit
latrines in
densely po****ted
areas can
cause groundwater pollution.
Outhouses vary...
- also
known as a "sponge on a stick", was a
utensil found in
ancient Roman latrines,
consisting of a
wooden stick (Gr****: ξύλον, xylon) with a sea
sponge (Gr****:...