US EditionOldest known sewn hide and other artifacts from Oregon caves shed light on early clothing in harsh climates
Artifacts from central Oregon caves include two elk hides sewn 12,400 years ago, representing the oldest known sewn animal hide and evidence of early cold-climate clothing technology.
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How did people who lived in North America dress up at the end of the last Glacial era? A study published on Friday (6) in Science Adances magazine shows that they already dominated advanced techniques of design and manufacture of thousands of years before the great civilizations of the Middle East. Researchers identified, in the caves of Oregon, fragments of clothes and objects made with animal skin and plant fibers dated about 12 thousand years…
Artifacts from Oregon cave example of oldest known sewn material
Researchers in Oregon and Nevada have determined that artifacts found inside Cougar Mountain Cave in Central Oregon are the oldest known examples of sewn hide. The items were preserved inside dry caves for more than 12,000 years and provide rare examples of what researchers say is likely early clothing dating back to the late Ice Age. The collection of 55 items includes bone sewing needles, braided cord made from plant fibers, and sharpened proj…
A 12,400-year-old find from the Cougar Mountain Cave proves that stone age people already used tailor-made leather clothing to defy the unbills of the Ice Age
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