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Science briefing: Oldest fibres discovered

By Alan Cane

Published: September 12 2009 05:17 | Last updated: September 12 2009 05:17

Oldest fibres discovered

Some groups of humans were clothing themselves with thread and cloth made from flax as long as 34,000 years ago, archaeologists believe. Their conclusion is based on fibres found during excavations in a cave in the Republic of Georgia and is reported in this week’s Science magazine.

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