A study led by McKenna Litynski, a Ph.D. graduate in anthropology and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Wyoming, confirms that ancient needles and awls enabled humans to survive in cold ...
This bone needle from an archaeological site in Wyoming is an example of bone needles found around the world used by ancient peoples to produce clothing and survive in cold climates. They also served ...
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Micro-CT scans of the bone needles and the other examples of bone they were compared against © 2024 Pelton et al. / PLOS One under CC-BY-4.0 Archaeologists in ...
New research reveals how the invention of a crucial Ice Age technology helped humans defend against extreme cold during ...