In ancient times people were able to make sophisticated toilets. Some peoples stone huts had drains built underneath them and some houses had cubicles over the drains. In Ancient Egypt rich people had advanced bathrooms and toilets in their homes. The toilet seats were made of limestone. Poor people's toilets were just wooden stools with a hole in it. On the island of the Crete the Minoan civilization flourished from 2,000 to 1,600 BC. They built drainage systems, which also took sewage. The Romans also built sewers to collect sewage. The wealthy Romans had their own toilets, but also built public lavatories. There was no privacy in the public lavatories just stone seats next to one another without any partitions. Despite the public lavatories
