There were "flush" toilets 2,400 years ago?!

recently,

In the No. 3 ancient city of the Liyang City Ruins in Shaanxi,

Archaeologists discovered a

The remains of a high-level toilet dating back about 2,400 years.

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This is what toilets looked like 2,000 years ago

In this discovery,

The two buildings face north and south.

It is rectangular in shape and consists of a base, aprons, etc.

Archaeologists at the foundation of Building No. 3

The remains of a toilet were discovered:

It consists of an indoor toilet on the base and

The sewage pit outside the house consists of two parts.

Affected by the destruction of late remains,

The toilet superstructure does not exist.

"It looks similar to the flush toilets we use today..."

February 15,

Liu Rui, a researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said:

This is what was discovered during the archaeological excavation of the palaces of successive dynasties in China.

The only remaining toilet.

It is also discovered by archaeologists in my country.

The first "flush" toilet.

Liu Rui said,

In ancient literature,

There have been records of "going to the toilet",

But no one has ever seen what a real toilet looked like in ancient times.

Even in the Ming and Qing dynasties,

Toilets are also commonly used in the Forbidden City.

Rather than a "flush" toilet.

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Civilization from the toilet

Liu Rui said,

The remains of a high-level toilet dating back 2,400 years were discovered.

From the side, it can be seen that

The ruling class at that time attached great importance to hygiene.

From the perspective of hygiene,

The level of development of social civilization at that time.

"This finding surprised us as well."

Previously,

During the archaeological work at the Liyang City Ruins,

Archaeological staff also found

Three bathrooms were found.

Combined with the remains of the "flush" toilet discovered this time,

Able to see

2400 years ago,

People have begun to pay attention to hygiene.

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What is the origin of this ancient city?

Liyang City of Qin and Han Dynasty

It is located outside the Qin Xianyang City and the Han Chang'an City near Xi'an.

The third capital of Qin and Han dynasties,

It is located in Xinxing and Wutun Streets, Yanliang District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province.

According to literature records,

Before Qin moved its capital to Xianyang,

Liyang was the capital of the Qin Dynasty for more than 30 years.

During this period, the Qin people carried out a series of social reforms here.

Shang Yang's reforms began here.

By the end of the Qin Dynasty and the Chu-Han period,

Liyang was originally the capital of Sima Xin, the King of Sai.

Later it became the capital of Han Emperor Liu Bang.

This was also the first capital of the Han Dynasty.

In the 1980s,

Archaeological excavations at Liyang City identified the ancient city No. 1.

Since 2012,

It is jointly established by the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Xi'an Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeology.

Afang Palace and Shanglinyuan Archaeological Team,

Further discoveries were made of the ancient cities No. 2 and No. 3.

The third ancient city was determined to be

From the middle of the Warring States Period to the early Western Han Dynasty,

Larger-scale excavations are carried out year by year.

This work was selected as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in the country in 2017.

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The Secret of Qin's Harem

In 2020,

Archaeologists have conducted a survey of the northern area of ​​the No. 3 ancient city.

A large area of ​​archaeological excavation was carried out.

The complete disclosure of the ruins of Liyang City

Buildings 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9,

And found that

The east side of Building No. 4 is connected to Building No. 10 to the south with Building No. 3.

In addition to buildings,

Also found in the ruins

Bathroom facilities, fireplace facilities

as well as

The remains of life such as stoves and wells,

Reflects the Warring States Period

Life in the Qin harem.

And the architectural pattern of the Qin State during the Warring States Period,

and the architectural evolution from the Warring States Period to the Western Han Dynasty

Have a clear understanding.

This is the first relatively complete

The overall exposure of the "harem" area during this period ,

To deeply reveal the architectural layout and development of the Warring States, Qin and Han dynasties

It has important academic value.

In 2022,

Archaeologists have discovered the ancient city No. 3 at the Liyang City Site

Two palace buildings numbered 3 and 11

A comprehensive excavation was carried out.

Source: CCTV.com Comprehensive Upstream News, Shaanxi Radio and Television Station

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