Perforations in ancient bone fragment suggest it was used as a base when poking holes in leather garments
Published Date: 4/13/2023
Source: phys.org
A team of archaeologists and anthropologists from Université de Bordeaux, Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux and Universitat de Barcelona, has found evidence of a tool used to make leather clothing dating back to the Upper Paleolithic. In their study, reported in the journal Science Advances, the group analyzed a bone fragment with marks that they believe reveal new details about human history on the Iberian Peninsula.