3000 year old trousers discovered in Chinese grave oldest ever found
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 10:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers working in the ancient Yanghai graveyard in China's Tarim Basin has uncovered what appears to be the earliest example of trouser wearing. The research team has published a paper in the journal Quaternary International describing the pants and why they were likely developed to assist with riding horses.