11 Sep 2009
Most ancient coloured twine found

That's the early Paleolithic - Old Stone Age. Apparently these were plant fibers, cotton, hemp, flax? I wonder when (and how) wool was first utilized?

Archaeologists discover 30,000 year old coloured fibres that they say are the earliest examples of humans making rope.

(link) [BBC News]

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