Saed News: Archaeologists discovered a well-preserved 800-year-old leather notebook inside a medieval toilet in the German city of Paderborn. The Latin writings on its wax pages have survived in remarkably perfect condition.
According to SAEDNEWS, quoting Faradeed, the small notebook contains ten pages, and its leather cover is decorated with fleur-de-lis patterns, a symbol of purity during the Middle Ages. The wax pages allowed the writer to erase notes with the end of a stylus and write on them again.
An initial study of the notebook suggests that its contents were likely related to trade records and business notes, indicating that it probably belonged to a wealthy urban merchant. The use of Latin, along with the discovery of silk fabric remains that may have been used as toilet paper, points to the high social status of the notebook’s owner.
The discovery was made during excavation work for the construction of an office building in central Paderborn. The toilets, buried beneath more modern structures, effectively acted as time capsules. The region’s moist soil conditions also helped preserve the artifact exceptionally well. Archaeologists said that even after all these centuries, an unpleasant odor still lingered at the site.
Researchers believe the leather notebook most likely fell into the toilet by accident, and its owner either did not notice or did not consider recovering it necessary. The discovery offers a fascinating glimpse into the everyday life of medieval people, preserved for centuries under unexpected circumstances.
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