Standing in shit is an archaeologist’s dream come true:
>*Vervoort is very enthusiastic about a cesspit full to the brim. ‘We are literally standing in centuries-old “shit”. All kinds of things were thrown into the pit at the time. Finds are often exceptionally well preserved. We scrape off layer after layer to recover the finds as well as possible. This is an archaeological treasure trove.’*
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Standing in shit is an archaeologist’s dream come true:
>*Vervoort is very enthusiastic about a cesspit full to the brim. ‘We are literally standing in centuries-old “shit”. All kinds of things were thrown into the pit at the time. Finds are often exceptionally well preserved. We scrape off layer after layer to recover the finds as well as possible. This is an archaeological treasure trove.’*
[Artikel in het Nederlands](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/02/17/gent-opgravingen-sint-baafsabdij-coyendans-archeologie-spaans-ka/)