Drains removed wastes to cesspits or drainage systems. Remains of ancient toilets and sewers show up in the ruins of ancient cities in the Indus Valley, in what is now Pakistan, dating from 2800 B.C. Cleanliness is both a physical and spiritual state, so the first known bathtub or basin was a ritual pool where people cleansed themselves before worshipping, getting both their bodies and spirits clean.īy the third millennium, B.C., man had invented indoor plumbing for both bathing and sanitation. There is not a culture on earth that does not value being clean, however they have to go about achieving that. The first bathtub was a body of water, with man/woman first splashing to get clean, and then discovering the ability to swim.Īncient Roman latrines. So from the first, we really have two hygienic functions to talk about in the bathroom, and they weren’t joined together for a long time. Most of us know about the famous Roman baths, so we know this obsession goes way back.Įarly man first visited the bushes, and then took himself to the river to clean up. The need for personal cleanliness knows only the limits of space and cash. Incredibly, the bathroom did not return until the 1850s. It’s rather amazing to realize plumbed bathrooms with toilets existed in the ancient world. Full baths, half baths, powder rooms, en suite baths, master baths, steam rooms and saunas. We love them so much, we want to have lots of them. Twenty-first-century Americans LOVE their bathrooms. Topped only by the kitchen, the bathroom is one of the most important, and therefore most installed or renovated rooms in any house or apartment. Read the originals here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5.
ART HISTORY FROM 2800 BC TO 0 AD UPDATE
Editor’s note: This is an update of a series that ran in 2012.
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