THE WORLD’S OLDEST KNOWN MATTRESS HAS BEEN UNEARTHED IN SOUTH AFRICA, ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE ANNOUNCED.
The mattress—which consists of layers of reeds and rushes—was discovered at the bottom of a pile of bedding made from compacted grasses and leafy plants. The bedding had accumulated at the Sibudu Cave site in KwaZulu-Natal (map) over a period...