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 last ...

Archaeologists in South Korea uncovered a 1,300-year-old flush toilet system within the ancient Donggung palace complex. The discovery sheds new light on the sophistication of sanitation ...

the system was “deceptively advanced,” possessing a flush water drainage system not terribly unlike today’s toilets. Given the toilet is estimated to be between 2,200 and 2,400 years old ...