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 ...

It was a flush down memory lane. A 2,400-year-old flushable toilet was discovered in China’s Shaanxi province last summer and revealed this month, reported China Daily. According to experts, the ...

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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 ...

Archaeologists in China discovered a flush toilet that was probably among the earliest ever found, according to a report from China's state news agency. The archaeologists discovered several ...

JERUSALEM — Archaeologists in Israel discovered a toilet in an ancient Jerusalem mansion dating more than 2,700 years ago, authorities said Tuesday. Private bathrooms were considered a luxury in the ...

(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 ...