2,000-Year-Old Stone Toilet Unearthed in Chinese Tomb
Chinese researchers have discovered a 2,000-year-old toilet, complete with running water, a stone seat and a comfortable armrest. Archeologists found the antique facility in the tomb of a king of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC to AD 24) who believed his soul would need to enjoy human life after death, the official New China News Agency said Wednesday.
“This top-grade stool is the earliest of its kind ever discovered in the world, meaning that the Chinese used the world’s earliest water closet, which is quite like what we are using today,” the news agency quoted the archeologists’ report as saying.
Archeologists also found a queen consort’s stone tomb containing more than 30 rooms.
--Compiled by Times medical writer Thomas H. Maugh II
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