-=VAHE=- Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Forget where we came from look at this World's oldest sewer system found in Van September 02, 2004 13:14:56 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Didn't they also conclude that the ancient armenians were one of the first people in the world to use cel phones to communicate? Someone posted a while back if I remember correctly that they dug really deep and didn't find any phone wires in Armenia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I was so sure the title said "skewer". I must be really passed bed time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 mmmmmmmmmm ... skewer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 here you go Sipchick http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=40...982entry29982 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I officially propose we rename the "search" function to the "Azat" function. Way to go man and good memory! Although I kinda had a feeling it was you who posted that joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Eurasian Archaeology Institute makes mistakes of few thousands of years when dating the Urartians and have many weird theories... I can care less of what new they came up with. They are less credible than Bush... I know it is hard to imagine somethin like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellthecat Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 "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. "We revealed"!!!! Beli was probably still running around in nappies when Chavushtepe was excavated (in the 1960s and 70s) and the sewer system and toilet that he mentions was discovered. But he is being honest about how backward Turkish toilets still are - the Urartian one at Chavushtepe is the "squat over the hole in the ground" type! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellthecat Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 (edited) Oh, and a certain person, who seems to have returned, might like to post her picture of an eminent retired archaeologist squating over the said hole in the ground. Edited September 3, 2004 by bellthecat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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