History of the Toilet
| History tells us that the first toilet evolved in Rome in the year 1750 BC. However, when we trace back the system to find out the various types of toilets used centuries ago, it is both amusing yet informative to know that the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro used flush toilets even in that era. These ancient cities are located in current-day Pakistan and India. |
The Age of Cleanliness was in the 3rd millennium BC where sewages and toilets were invented. Mohenjodaro stands as the most advanced civilization in the invention of the toilet as they had them built outside of their homes in the design of today’s western toilet, but with stones and a seat atop it. Sewerages and drains were connected to these toilets via long pipes and only people who belonged to the rich and elite families used them.
The civilization in Pakistan (Harappa) and some parts of Northern India had toilets that had a water-flushing system in every home which was connected to sewages covered by bricks made of burnt clay.
The early toilets built by the Romans did not have the seating facility rather one had to squat in order to use them. Whereas there are also references that places like Skara Brae in Orkneys had made use of toilets from 3100 BC to 2500 BC. In this era, most houses had toilets with drains under them, or others had them connected to drains that were covered with huge rocks or stones. In Rome, they were also referred to as public bath houses. The eighteenth century BC brought the use of toilets to Egypt and Persia in the times of the Pharaohs.
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