Re: Digest Number 592

From: Tim Ellis <tim_at_gZtkq7ngnok85U7aLzucfK-hMDrBv864ITadGs3ckoWay5_qGvslaaIFMSOrOy6e5aDHFXKfU27>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:10:56 -0000

> The vikings of York used a waist high wicker screen surrounding
> a hole in the ground

This can be seen (and smelt!) in the Jorvik museum in York.

>and wiped their arses on spagnum moss.

Again Jorvik has fossilized examples of this...

So anyone who is really fascinated with this subject should definitely add this to their list of "must see" museums!             Received on Fri 21 Sep 2001 - 02:10:57 EEST

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