Some Things Ancient People Did That Make Us Happy to Live in the 21st Century

(Source: brightside)

With today’s technologies, the internet, and everyday progress, it’s very hard to imagine the difficulties of the lives of our ancestors. The things that were considered normal back then can make us laugh or even terrify us! Their weird ways of curing diseases, their traditions, and even their everyday lives — there are curiosities in every aspect that seem very strange today.

Bright Side has collected a few facts from the past that will definitely make you happy that you live in the 21st century.
 

Hair coloring

Women started dying their hair more than 3,000 years ago. But in the past, there were no salons and no special coloring mixtures, which is why ancient women used almost everything from onions and cinnamon to sulfur and ash. Also, to make their hair brighter, they had to spend hours in the blazing sunshine. It is no wonder that such experiments with appearances often didn’t end well.


Book of complaints

Books of complaints have existed for thousands of years. For example, this is what a 3,000-year-old complaint tablet about the delivery of the wrong sort of copper looks like. It wasn’t as easy as calling a hotline or leaving feedback on a website. This took real effort.


 

Lacrymatory

Small jars with narrow necks — lacrymatories — were often found in tombs. Apparently, the tears of mourners were collected inside them. These vessels could also indicate how much a wife missed her husband while he was away.


 

Large-scale construction

In ancient times, people used to take construction, especially building temples, very seriously. For example, The Stone of the South in Baalbek weighs more than 1,000 tons! It’s hard to imagine how people who were just like us created and moved such blocks and made buildings with them.


Sewage system

Water supply systems for drylands from a huge well were made in the 1st century BC in ancient Iran, and they are still used in some places. The scale and labor intensity of these systems are unbelievable.


Love for cats

It is a well-known fact that cats were respected and considered sacred animals in ancient Egypt. In palaces, cats had very luxurious lives, and they lived just as well as their owners did. If a cat died, people had to shave off their eyebrows as a symbol of mourning, which lasted 70 days.

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