Archaeologists say they found the oldest piece of yarn or rope that our ancestors-the Neanderthals manufactured by twisting natural fibers. Scientists say that this shows a much higher level of thinking of the ancient ancestors than we thought.
This is the earliest known evidence of the production of textile or cord, he suggests that the Neanderthals in the stone age were a lot smarter. “The idea that Neanderthals cognitive inferior to modern people, is becoming increasingly untenable,” write the researchers in an article published in the journal Scientific Reports.
A fragment of a filament with a length of six millimeters, consisting of three bundles of fibers, twisted together and wrapped around a thin stone tool was discovered on the site of a prehistoric Parking lot in the cave of Abri du Maras in the South of France. Age yarn, from 41 to 52 thousand years.
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