Eyed needles were a new technological innovation used to adorn clothing for social and cultural purposes, marking the major shift from clothes as protection to clothes as an expression of identity, according to a team of archaeologists headed by University of Sydney’s Dr. Ian Gilligan.
Eyed needles are among the most iconic of Paleolithic artifacts, traditionally seen as rare indicators of prehistoric clothing, particularly tailoring. Image credit: Mariana Ariza.
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