The softened wood sure did look as though it framed an old outhouse. And by the time archaeologist Tim Tumberg uncovered the wads of newspaper encased in "really rich organic stuff" and studded with ...

You can find a lot of things at the bottom an old outhouse, including local history. You can find a lot of things at the bottom an old outhouse, including local history. Adventures in Privy Digging ...

BUXTON, N.D. – An old outhouse pit might not be the first place that comes to mind when searching for buried treasure. But for Tom Askjem, yesterday’s toilets are a treasure trove of information that ...

A small group of amateur archaeologists in Philadelphia are digging into the city’s past — by excavating ancient outhouses. Armed with shovels, roughly 15 “privy diggers” are exposing and exploring ...

A cold night didn't stop attendance at a recent Port Byron Historical Society program on outhouse digging. It was funny and fascinating. David Hast has been digging in outhouses for 15 years and isn't ...

HOLTON, Kan. (KSNW) – Would you dig up an outhouse for fun? One Kansas man has made a hobby out of it. “There’s only a couple of us who do this in the state,” said Kenny Resser. Think of it as ...

Within minutes of walking into Shreveport’s Spring Street Museum, I knew I had met someone who loved his work. Marty Loschen, the museum’s curator, didn’t have to say it — his passion for local ...