Oldest Known Mattress Found

Archeologists have announced the discovery of World's oldest mattress in South Africa-. The 12 inches high artifact ,made of reeds and rushes, was found at the bottom of a pile of bedding in Sibudu Cave site in KwaZulu-Natal(map). According to researchers, the bedding had accumulated from rolled over grasses and leaves in a time period of 39,000 years. They also claimed that the oldest of its components date back to 77,000 years.


"What we have is evidence of plant bedding that is 50,000 years older than any previous site anywhere in the world," said study leader Lyn Wadley of the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

Reference: National Geographic