Archaeologists in Korea have uncovered the remains of multiple flushing toilets within a 1,300-year-old palace complex. But there was one "throne" to rule them all: The crown prince got a special ...

Archaeologists in China have discovered one of the world's oldest flush toilets, a "luxury object" that was likely used by elite individuals just as China was consolidating into a unified and powerful ...

Curiosity spikes fast when a dig meant to reveal palace walls instead exposes plumbing that looks surprisingly familiar. A ...

You step into the bathroom, do your business, flush the toilet, wash up and leave. The sequence of actions is habitual — mundane, really. You probably only think about your toilet when it doesn’t ...

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An approximately 2,400-year-old toilet has been discovered in the ruins of a palace in China. Institute of Archaeology It was a flush down memory lane. A 2,400-year-old flushable toilet was discovered ...

(CNN) — Archeologists in China have found the remains of what may be the world's oldest known flush toilet. Broken parts of the 2,400-year-old lavatory, as well as a bent flush pipe, were unearthed ...

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of two palace buildings in Yueyang City stumbled on the oldest flush toilet ever found, photos show. Photo from the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy ...