This is the fundament of the Haselburg near Höchst im Odenwald. For years, the locals took stones for their own houses from this ancient Roman villa. The realisation that it was in fact an ancient site dating back to the 2nd century C.E. came relatively … Continue reading A Roman Foundation
This cast of a relief from Roman times shows three women – mothers and fertility deities. The original is displayed in a church in Mümling-Grumbach but the cast is in the open at the Haselburg, a Roman villa which was excavated near Höchst im Odenwald. … Continue reading Three Mothers
Inspired by Geriatrix’ toilet signs last week I consulted my archive and came up with these:
Arranged according to age:
A Roman toilet from around the 2nd century in a villa rustica near Höchst im Odenwald. The Windeck toilet with a long drop built around 1100 AD in Weinheim. The Tiefburg in Handschuhsheim is about 200 younger but features the same kind of jutty toilet. And the simple hole in a stone toilet in Oppède-le-vieux, also from the middle ages.
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This is the remains of a toilet facility built by Romans in a villa rustica in the Odenwald in German. When it was built it was most probably not an outhouse as such but now it is as open as anything.
This is from more than a millenium later, in the ruin of a castle in Handschuhsheim near Heidelberg. Since it has no direct water access (unlike the Roman facilities) it was a lot less hygienic.
This now is from the 21st century: plastic and with a slightly humourous sign.
Finally, for my private satisfaction. The poster of a local wannabe politician with a sign that shows where I think he belongs.
Linked to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: bathrooms, outhouses and port-a-potties.
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