-
commonly used than "
latrine",
except when
referring to
simple systems like "pit
latrines" or "trench
latrines". 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...
- The
Erfurt latrine disaster (German:
Erfurter Latrinensturz, lit. 'Erfurt
latrine fall')
occurred on 26 July 1184 in the
German city of Erfurt.
Henry VI...
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Animal latrines (
latrine areas,
animal toilets,
defecation sites) are
places where wildlife animals habitually defecate and urinate. Many
kinds of animals...
- they were
supposed to
empty into the sewer, or
visited public latrines.
Public latrines date back to the 2nd
century BC.
Whether intentionally or not...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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****:...
-
overhanging the pond to
facilitate fertilization. ... Some
pigsties as well as
latrines for
humans are
built on the
adjacent **** so as to
overhang the pond."...
-
portability of
bucket latrines can make them a
useful part of an
appropriate emergency response,
especially where pit
latrines cannot be
isolated from...
