Medieval poop barrels from 700 years ago discovered by archaeologists in Denmark -- and they still smell bad.

The team stumbled on what appears to be a 14th-century communal toilet area in the medieval town of Odense, unearthing a number of medieval barrels filled with human waste.

Since medieval times the measure barrel has been used with different meanings around Europe, from about 100 litres to above 1000 in special cases. The name comes from medieval French baril.

Medieval toilet and defensive wall foundations discovered in archaeological dig at Berwick Infirmary. ... the barrel latrine was made of wooden planks bound together with twisted hazel, ...