Paleolithic Eyed Needles
Bone, antler, or ivory needles with eyes used for sewing thread or sinew through hides and garments.
Core metadata
- ID: bone_needles_tailoring
- Era: Ancient
- First known date: -38000 (millennium)
- Region: Denisova Cave, Altai Mountains, southern Siberia
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Paleolithic eyed needles and the evolution of dress (Science Advances, 2024, review) • Supports: node, edge, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 2
- Average edge confidence: 77%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- review: 2
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
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| Bone Tool Making (bone_tool_making) | required | 84% | review | The scoped technology is a bone, antler, or ivory tool form; bone-tool manufacture is therefore a direct material-method requirement. |
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| Basic Rope Making (basic_rope_making) | enabling | 70% | review | Thread, sinew, or other cordage-like material enables eyed-needle sewing, but broad rope making is not a hard prerequisite for the needle artifact itself. |
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