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    World's oldest sewer system found in Van

    The find revealed a far more advanced understanding of architecture and
    plumbing that had hitherto been known

    NTVMSNBC.com
    August 23, 2004

    August 23 - What is believed to be the world's oldest first toilet
    and sewer system, dating to prehistoric times, has been unearthed in
    the eastern Turkish province of Van.

    The sewerage system was found by archaeologists working on excavations
    at the site of a Urartian castle in Gurpinar region of eastern Turkey.

    According to Professor Dr. Oktay Belli, the director of Istanbul
    University's Eurasian Archaeology Institute, the find was of
    particular significance. The discovery of a toilet in the western
    part of Cavustepe Castle built by Urartian King Sarduri II in 764 BC
    pushed back the dating for such systems, he said in an interview with
    the Anatolian news agency.

    "We revealed that Urartian architects had formed a sewer system before
    building the castle. The toilet and sewer system in the castle is
    similar to today's toilets," the professor said.

    The Urartu Kingdom gave great importance to architecture," Belli said.
    "Their architects used the most developed techniques of the prehistoric
    period. They had built their castles in strategic areas after carrying
    out ground studies. We believe that Urartu Kingdom was the first
    civilisation to use toilet and sewer systems."

    The Urartu Kingdom was formed in eastern Anatolia at the beginning
    of the first millennium BC after the fall of the Hittite empire and
    survived for three centuries.

    http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/283730.asp?cp1=1
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