We enjoy unprecedented modern technologies, but is much bigger the things used by us exist the whole eternity. Ancient people used such daily objects as toilets with washout, chewing gum, good purses a millennium ago.
We submit you the list of examples from the oldest household items and pay attention that it is only the oldest remained samples - many of similar objects existed much earlier.
The oldest socks of (2500 years)
These Egyptian woolen socks intended for carrying with sandals have made between 300 and 499 g AD, and have found in the 19th century. (Photo: wikipedia.org)
The first written recipe (5000 years)
"The recipe of Sumer beer since the 3000th year B.C. Beer turns out very strong and contains pieces of the bread floating in it". (Photo: imgur.com)
The oldest sunglasses (800 years)
The oldest points in the world have found on Baffin Island in Canada. They intended for protection against patches of light of the sunshine which are reflected from snow. (Photo: canadacool.com)
The most ancient sculpture in the form of the person (35000 - 40000 years)
The most probable age of the statue representing a human figure - 40000 years. It is Venus from a cave of Hole-Fels, Germany which is cut out from a mamontovy bone. (Photo: wikipedia.org)
The oldest footwear (5500 years)
This 5500-year-old right moccasins from neat's-leather was found in a cave in Armenia, he has remained in herbs and dry sheep manure. (Photo: news.nationalgeographic.com)
The oldest musical instrument (40000 years)
It is a 40000-year bone flute from the South of Germany. (Photo: nytimes.com)
The oldest trousers (3300 years)
The oldest trousers in the world have found in the Western China, their age 3300 years. (Photo: M. Vagner/Nemetsky archaeological institute)
The most ancient toilets with washout (2000 years)
In the ancient city the Hilt, Turkey, there were washing-away public toilets. Flowing water under seats was carried away to the nearby river. (Photo: chroniclesoflindsay.blogspot.com)
The oldest bra (500 years)
This bra was worn during the period between 1390 and 1485 in Austria. There are earlier historical descriptions of this subject, but other copies haven't remained. (Photo: theatlantic.com)
The oldest artificial limb (3000 years)
This artificial limb helped someone with Egypt again 3000 years ago to go. (Photo: bbc.com)
The oldest purse (4500 years)
Dog teeths all this that remained from the broken-up 4500-year purse which was found in Germany. They were probably a part of an external shutter. (Photo: Klaus Bentele, LDA Halle)
The oldest condom (370 years)
This reusable condom from a sheepskin was used in 1640 in Sweden. He was delivered with the instruction in Latin in which the product was recommended to clear warm milk in order to avoid venereal diseases. (Photo: genreauthor.blogspot.com)
Old chewing gum (5000 years)
This chewing gum from Finland was chewed at least 5000 years ago. It consists of birch bark and, most likely, was used for a mouth izlechivaniye from infections or used as glue. (Photo: metro.co.uk)
The oldest written-down melody (3400 years)
The oldest written-down melody was in the ancient city-state Ugarit, in the territory of modern southern Syria. Music was written for lira. (Photo: ancientlyre.com)
Ancient coin (2700)
The oldest of the known coins was within the antique Hellenic city of Efesos (Hilt) in Turkey. One her party is decorated by the image of the head of a lion. (Photo: fleur-de-coin.com)
The oldest globe (510 years)
This old globe was laboriously engraved on a surface of ostrich's egg in Italy. The current owner has got him at a fair of cards in London in 2012. (Photo: Washington Map Society)