"The text is not easy to decipher, even for experts in the field." ...

Dropping your phone in the toilet feels catastrophic—but 800 years ago, a merchant in Germany did the same thing with a tiny ...

An ‘exceptionally well-preserved’ notebook pulled from a late Middle Ages latrine was found alongside silk scraps believed to once be fancy toilet paper.

Experts are using high-tech methods to decipher the cursive Latin writing inside.

Archaeologists have discovered a very well preserved medieval notebook inside a German toilet! Scientists were surprised to find the notebook - made of leather, wood and wax - in such good condition.

Learn how a notebook filled with handwritten notes survived inside a medieval latrine in Germany, and how the book could shed light on how merchants recorded transactions, reminders, and daily life ...

A medieval notebook found in a German latrine could reveal details of everyday life and commerce more than 700 years ago.

EADaily, May 16th, 2026. In a medieval toilet in Germany, archaeologists have found a unique notebook and silk products that could serve as toilet paper. This is reported by the Polish radio station ...

Archaeologists in Germany have discovered an “exceptionally well-preserved” notebook in a Medieval latrine. Earlier this year, excavations carried out ahead of the construction of a municipal ...

Merchant’s notebook recovered in near-perfect condition from 800-year-old German latrine - Archaeologists say medieval latrines are ‘almost always a treasure pit’, but even they are stunned to find a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 'notebook' has pages of wax on which the owner would write with a pointed stylus. (LWL/ S. Brentführer) If you've ever stared ...