Paleolithic Eyed Needles and the Evolution of Dress
Paleolithic Eyed Needles and the Evolution of Dress Authors: Ian Gilligan, Francesco d’Errico, Luc Doyon, Wei Wang, Yaroslav V. Kuzmin Published: Science Advances 10, eadp2887 — 28 June 2024 (DOI) Type: Review (Anthropology) TL;DR Eyed needles weren’t invented to tailor clothes — bone awls already did that. Their arrival ~40,000 years ago signals something bigger: the rise of layered garments (including underwear) and the shift from decorating skin to decorating clothing, transforming clothes from physical necessity into social dress. ...