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Scott Jordan with some of the find from the privy dig underneath the site of the former Bereket Turkish kebab restaurant. Photos by Clayton Patterson BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Many Lower East Siders ...

In the 18th and 19th centuries in Philadelphia, people did their “business” in the outhouse located in the yard or alley adjacent to their dwelling. Since there was no regular trash collection, they ...

MASSILLON − Al Macdougall rubbed her fingers across the teeth of a cow that were unearthed on Saturday during an archaeological dig at the Spring Hill Historic Home. "Look at these monsters," the ...

To be a privy digger in Philadelphia is to be part excavator, part flea market authority, and part pirate. First, you must be able to dig — sometimes 30-plus feet in rocky soil — to get to the bottom ...

Apr. 23—LEWISBURG — The Union County Historical Society will hold its final privy dig event Saturday and Sunday. Master ceramicist Robert E. Lee III will conduct the dig at the society's headquarters ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 27—LEWISBURG — You never know what's sitting just below the surface, waiting to be rediscovered. The Union County Historical ...

In the 18th century, Philadelphia did not have garbage collection. Everyone threw their trash down the outhouse shaft in back of the house. Those privies are now goldmines of the archaeology world.

You can find a lot of things at the bottom an old outhouse, including local history. You can find a lot of things at the bottom an old outhouse, including local history. Adventures in Privy Digging ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 23—LEWISBURG — The Union County Historical Society will hold its final privy dig event Saturday and Sunday. Master ceramicist ...