An ancient toilet has revealed the first archaeological evidence that travellers along the Silk Road caused the spread of infectious diseases along huge distances of the trade route 2,000 years ago.

But the most important use for the Silk Road was immigration. Now, a new analysis of 2,000-year-old toilet wipes found near Dunhuang in western China has revealed that these immigrants traveled ...

Brilliant gold taps, virginal white marble, a seat carved from ebony, a cistern full of Chanel no.5, and a flunky handing me pieces of raw silk toilet roll. It’s an upsetting scene (not as ...

Thankfully, toilet paper is in high supply once again ... Personal-hygiene sticks and extra-large scented paper The Silk Road, a network of ancient travel and trade, had many of its own latrines ...

This is backed up by another creative pre-toilet-paper wiping solution excavated in 1992 at the site of a former stop on the ancient Silk Road in northwest China. There, archaeologists discovered ...

The Silk Road, also known as the Silk Route, came to prominence during the Han Dynasty in China as early merchants, explorers, soldiers and government officials journeyed between East Asia ...

Thankfully, toilet paper is in high supply once again ... Personal-hygiene sticks and extra-large scented paper The Silk Road, a network of ancient travel and trade, had many of its own latrines ...