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Earliest Human Beds Found In South Africa

Posted by samzenpus on from the earliest-to-bed dept.

sciencehabit writes "A team working in South Africa claims to have found the earliest known sleeping mats, made of plant material and dated up to 77,000 years ago—50,000 years earlier than previous evidence for human bedding. These early mattresses apparently were even specially prepared to be resistant to mosquitoes and other insects."

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  1. Re:77,000 years? Bah! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I have to say Pastor Jake I don't see too many people get so many -1 and +5 posts.

  2. Re:77,000 years? Bah! by TxRv · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Look up Sextus Julius Africanus.