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The proof, Valenzuela said, was found in a first-century cesspit in Mallorca, Spain, where the bones of multiple species of animals were found.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
Complete with a large cesspit filled with animal bones, the site reveals a menu of ancient Roman street food: mammals, chicken, fish and, most notably, song thrushes.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
Archaeologists discovered the remains of thrushes in an underground waste disposal system called a cesspit connected to a taberna, or food shop, in Pollentia dating back about 2,100 years, according to a May 26 study published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
The murder weapon was discarded in a cesspit on Salvador’s property and would only be recovered months later, with his help, after his confession.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 30 May 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
Complete with a large cesspit filled with animal bones, the site reveals a menu of ancient Roman street food: mammals, chicken, fish and, most notably, song thrushes.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
Archaeologists discovered the remains of thrushes in an underground waste disposal system called a cesspit connected to a taberna, or food shop, in Pollentia dating back about 2,100 years, according to a May 26 study published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
The murder weapon was discarded in a cesspit on Salvador’s property and would only be recovered months later, with his help, after his confession.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 30 May 2025
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“Cesspit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cesspit. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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