When did humans start using furniture?

by iTechie

When is the first recorded instance of humans using any sort of furniture?

A bed, chest of drawers, book shelf etc?

Also, in ancient days, how were household items stored? I understand that "ancient days" is relative, so whatever would be the best guess (Egyptians/ Greeks/ Romans etc.)

Thanks!

Searocksandtrees

hi! this question might be worth x-posting to /r/AskAnthropology, since the answers are going to go very far back indeed. Just as an example, the ~5000 year-old neolithic site Skara Brae in Orkney, Scotland, has homes with shelves & bed boxes.