Archaeologists discover oldest-known fiber materials used by early humans
Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 16:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A team of archaeologists and paleobiologists has discovered flax fibers that are more than 34,000 years old, making them the oldest fibers known to have been used by humans. The fibers, discovered during systematic excavations in a cave in the Republic of Georgia, are described in this week's issue of Science.