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 ...

The researchers added that the toilet didn't flush automatically; servants poured water into the bowl after each use. "It is the first and only flush toilet to ever be unearthed in China," Liu Rui ...