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World’s oldest #yarn hints that #Neanderthals had basic math skills
By Kiona N. Smith
"A tiny scrap of thread stuck to the lower side of a stone flake offers a huge insight into Neanderthal life. The 6.2mm (0.24 inch) long bit of thread, spun from plant fibers, is the oldest example of the material ever found. According to uranium-series dating, the thread came from a layer of sediment between 52,000 and 41,000 years old at a Neanderthal site called Abri du Maras, in France."
Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/neanderthals-made-the-worlds-oldest-thread/