Archaeologists discovered six 9,000-year-old stone sewing needles during excavations near Lake Syada Ko in Tibet, changing the understanding of ancient sewing techniques.
Archaeologists excavating near Lake Syada-Ko in western Tibet have discovered six unusual stone artifacts.
According to Arkeonews, the artifacts found in 2020 turned out to be stone sewing needles, which are up to 9,000 years old.
Scientists have studied these needles, which are no more than 2.5 cm long. The needles have a hole at one end and a point at the other end. The needles are made of talc, actinolite, serpentine and tremolite. They range from 7049 to 6568 BC.
Scientists believe that the needles found could have been used for sewing, especially for complex projects like sewing tents, due to the labor-intensive nature of making stone needles compared to in bones. The needles also contained traces of a red pigment, later identified as ochre, indicating a possible religious purpose.
Until now, the oldest stone needles were only 2,700 years old in the Henan province of China. The new finding pushes the appearance of stone needles back more than 6,000 years.
It was previously reported that during the excavation of a public building in the city of Lod (Israel), archaeologists found a treasure trove of coins from the last Jewish revolt against Roman rule.
Source: korrespondent
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