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28 sty 2024 · From beds for Roman newlyweds, to "hangover" benches for 19th-Century workers: the pursuit of a good night's sleep has followed us through the ages.
22 lut 2024 · The late 20th and early 21st centuries saw the rise of diverse bed types catering to various needs. Sofa beds and Murphy beds became popular in urban settings for their space-saving features. Bunk beds, long a staple in children’s bedrooms, evolved in design, incorporating safety and aesthetic improvements.
3 lis 2017 · In a series looking at the evolution of the home, Jonathan Glancey explores the history of the bedroom. Sleeping arrangements today aren't too distant from those 77,000 years ago.
3 lis 2019 · Grass, hay and straw stuffed into sacks or cloth bags served as a scratchy mattress for centuries. But one thing that has changed is who has occupied the bed. For most of human history, people thought nothing of crowding family members or friends into the same bed.
The History of Beds. Humans first started to use a mattress, or a type of more permanent bedding, as soon as we began to abandon our nomadic behavior and turn to long-term residences. This shift to more permanent housing, often in caves, was largely caused by our desire to focus more on agriculture and sustainable life in one single location ...
24 paź 2019 · The first beds. The earliest known bed, made of woven weeds and rushes, was found in a 77,000-year-old cave in South Africa. “You’d think they would have been full of bugs, but people lined them and covered themselves with a bundle of grasses from the nearby river, which acted as insect repellent,” says Fagan, professor emeritus of ...
A bed is a piece of furniture upon which a person may recline or sleep, in many cultures and for for many centuries the bed was considered the most important piece of furniture in the house and a type of status symbol. Beds were used in ancient Egypt as more than a place for sleeping, beds were used as a place to eat meals and entertain socially.
