Link to the Past: Evidence of Humanity's Oldest Ropes Unearthed
By Guy Gugliotta, Live Science Contributor | July 13, 2017 07:10pm ET
"Perfect forms" carved in ivory reveal humanity's oldest set of ropes, research suggests.
At first glance, the discovery in Germany's Hohle Fels cave looked like it could be the mock-up for a 42,000-year-old set of brass knuckles: four carefully carved small holes placed close together on an 8-inch-long (20 centimeters) strip of mammoth ivory.
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