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Hate to break it to you, the sponge was for their butt. And, in Asia they didn't have a sponge they just used a stick.
by palisade 2y ago
Hate to break it to you, the sponge was for their butt. And, in Asia they didn't have a sponge they just used a stick.
- quonn 2y agoNo it wasn‘t.
- palisade 2y agohttps://daily.jstor.org/this-is-how-they-wiped-themselves-in-ancient-rome/ https://daily.jstor.org/this-is-how-they-wiped-themselves-in... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_stick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_stick
- kuschku 2y agoThat was debunked over a decade ago. > The researcher Gilbert Wiplinger put forward a theory on the use of the xylospongium and it seems much more credible. He suggests it was used for secondary cleaning of ancient lavatories in a similar form in which modern toilet brooms are used. > The discovery of scraps of cloth in an ancient septic tank in Herculaneum led also environmental archaeologist Mark Robinson to conclude that scraps were used for wiping instead of a sponge. Take a look at the Spa Sanitas Per Aquam conference proceedings from 2009 for more details.