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Curiosity spikes fast when a dig meant to reveal palace walls instead exposes plumbing that looks surprisingly familiar. A team excavating ancient ruins in Xi’an uncovered a 2,400-year-old flush ...

One of the toilets featured a granite slab with a hole in it and two stepping stones on either side. Korean Heritage Service The Donggung palace complex in present-day South Korea was once an ...