The newly discovered toilet provides crucial evidence that ancient Korean elites prioritized hygiene and urban planning. Until now, scholars had little direct evidence of sanitation facilities in ...

"They did not function like today's flush toilets," explained Kim from the Korean Heritage Service ... South Korea made several discoveries at the ancient palace in the Silla Kingdom.

One of the toilets, likely used by the crown prince and his court ladies, may have drained directly into a nearby river ...

Same exhibition runs at the Korean Cultural Center in Tokyo through April 2 A virtual reality exhibition showcasing South ...

During an excavation by the Korean Heritage Society of the Donggung ... and it suggests that royals and other higher-ranked individuals in ancient Korea had access to more advanced sanitary ...