"The oldest known pieces of sewn clothing have been discovered in a cave in Oregon, potentially rewriting all of human history. Researchers from the US uncovered pieces of animal hide stitched together from the end of the last Ice Age, approximately 12,000 years ago. That would mean that humans in North America had advanced skills, specifically for working with plants, animals, and wood, thousands of years before the Great Pyramid of Egypt was constructed."
"The discoveries include a collection of ancient items made from materials that usually rot away over time, such as animal hides. However, they were hidden in several dry caves in Oregon's northern Great Basin region, which helped preserve them. Until now, researchers believed early humans in the present-day US were simple hunter-gatherers, with the new artifacts being the best-preserved evidence of sophisticated technology like sewn clothing, twined baskets, and wooden hunting traps."
The oldest known sewn clothing fragments were found in Oregon caves and dated to about 12,000 years ago at the end of the last Ice Age. Dry cave conditions in the northern Great Basin preserved organic materials such as animal hides, braided cords, plant fibers, bone needles, twined baskets, and wooden trap components. Fifty-five crafted items representing 15 different plant and animal materials were recovered, including artifacts interpreted as clothing or footwear. Sites with significant finds include Cougar Mountain Cave, Paisley Caves, Connley Caves, and Tule Lake Rockshelter. The evidence indicates advanced sewing, fiberwork, and woodcraft skills in Ice Age North America.
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