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 ...

The chamber pot stands about 12.5 inches tall and measures 13.5 inches wide at the rim. R.J.A. Wilson It may look like an ordinary storage jar, but some 1,500 years ago, a ceramic orange vessel ...

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 ...

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

Archaeologists have often found ancient Roman earthenware containers on their digs, but never knew for sure what they were for. Now, thanks to microscopic analysis of a fifth-century ceramic pot ...

QUESTION: I own a chamber pot made by Dunn Bennett & Co. It has a blue design on white and is complete with an insert and lid. It is in good condition. Any idea how much it is worth? — K.C. ANSWER: ...

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.

A rare 330-year-old captain's chamber pot, one of just six known of its type, has been found in a wreck off Cornwall. The pewter vessel was found among the timbers on the seabed hundreds of feet down.

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, ...

In rural Wuhan, a pair of chopsticks is placed inside chamber pot, representing swift birth of son An old Han Chinese wedding custom mandates that the bride brings her own "toilet," typically filled ...