World's oldest flush toilet discovered in China

World's oldest flush toilet discovered in China

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: February 27 2023

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  • Chinese archaeologists found a 2,400-year-old toilet box and pipe were discovered at an archaeological site in the Chinese city of Xi’an.
  • The manual toilet was discovered in the ruins of a palace in Yueyang, which researchers believe may date back to the Warring States period (424 BC) and into the Qin Dynasty (221 BC to 206 BC).
  • It is the first and only flush toilet to be ever unearthed in China.
  • According to the researchers, the toilet could have been used by Qin Xiaogong or his father, Qin Xian'gong.
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