1,000 year old flushing toilet found in South Korea
9/26/2017 06:00:00 PM
Archaeological remains of a bathroom equipped with a flushing toilet used during the Silla Kingdom (57 BC to 935) have been discovered, the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration said Tuesday.
Among the relics revealed Tuesday were toilets and a plumbing system. The toilets were tilted so that excretion would naturally flow to a drain. Officials presume that water was manually poured into the toilet to wash away the waste.
This marks the first time a complete Silla-period bathroom has been discovered.
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