Beneath Monticello’s East Lawn, archaeologists recently excavated part of a 150-foot-long stone tunnel — built to ventilate three indoor privies Thomas Jefferson installed in the late 1790s! These “air closets” were designed by Jefferson to pull odors down and away from the house, reflecting his interest in European innovations shaped by his time in Paris. 🎥 Watch to learn more about this hidden feature, and click here to read the Archaeology at Monticello blog post to dive deeper: https://bit.