A new view of medieval garbage
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Medieval city dwellers threw their trash out the windows onto unsuspecting pedestrians below--right? Not according to historian Dolly Jorgenson. Writing in the current issue of "Technology & Society," Jorgenson describes how medieval urbanites paved the way for modernity by working together to dispose of their waste and keep their cities clean.
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Medieval city dwellers threw their trash out the windows onto unsuspecting pedestrians below--right? Not according to historian Dolly Jorgenson. Writing in the current issue of "Technology & Society," Jorgenson describes how medieval urbanites paved the way for modernity by working together to dispose of their waste and keep their cities clean.
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