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| Chinese Trousers May be World's Oldest |
| 2014-06-07 |
| [An Nahar] Two pairs of 3,300-year-old trousers found in China's far western Xinjiang region may be the world's oldest, state-media reported Friday. Archeologists in May found animal-fur menswear on the bodies of two mummies, identified as male shamans in their 40s, the state-run China Daily cited scientists as saying. An international team is working together to repair and preserve the two pairs -- which are the oldest yet discovered with a clear resemblance to modern trousers, the report said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Uncle Phester wins the thread! :-D Incredulous dear, feel free to commiserate with Mr. Wife, who regularly complains that I don't own enough clothes. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2014-06-07 20:36 |
| #6 So, you can become a part of history if you lose your claim ticket? |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-06-07 19:52 |
| #5 Why does this story remind me of this commercial? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2014-06-07 12:38 |
| #4 I'm going to tell my wife about this. She thinks she needs a new wardrobe every season. To think, I she might get another 3,299 years out of them. Second thoughts, that's an awful long time.. |
| Posted by: Incredulous 2014-06-07 11:00 |
| #3 These would technically be Tocharian pants, not Chinese. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-06-07 08:44 |
| #2 How do you get these pants so clean and fresh? "Ancient Chinese secret" |
| Posted by: Airandee 2014-06-07 07:21 |
| #1 The "kind of trousers that only had two legs" is the source of the English expression "a pair of pants" applied to what is actually a single garment. Modern Chinese doesn't use this. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-06-07 00:46 |