Urbanization in China tends to be depicted in terms of towering skyscrapers and multilane highways—the city reaching upwards and outwards. Not much thought is given to the vast, but less eye-catching, ...

Most of us take modern bathroom facilities for granted, but it really wasn’t that long ago that our ancestors were dumping the contents of their chamber pots out the window. In many parts of the world ...

Ancient Roman archaeological sites are littered with ceramic pots, and it can be challenging to definitively determine the purpose of any given pot—for instance, if it was used for storage or as a ...

Shanghai has officially said goodbye to chamber pots, bringing an end to residents who lacked private toilets needing to carry their bedpans to communal waste disposal locations each morning, often ...

Archaeologists develop method of identifying intestinal parasites concealed within 1,500-year-old 'chamber pot'. New technique helps distinguish portable toilets from other jars and ceramic vessels, ...

An old Han Chinese wedding custom mandates that the bride brings her own "toilet," typically filled with red eggs, red dates, and peanuts, which symbolise fertility and abundant blessings.

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. It can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Urbanisation in China tends to be depicted in terms of towering skyscrapers and multilane highways – the city reaching upwards and ...

New research published today in the Journal of Archeaological Science Reports reveals how archeologists can determine when a pot was used by Romans as a portable toilet, known as a chamber pot.

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Urbanisation in China tends to be depicted in terms of towering skyscrapers and multilane highways – the city reaching upwards and outwards. Not much thought is given to the ...