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5,000-year-old artifacts prove ancient leathercraft

12/05/2009

A team of archeologists has found a needle dating from the Protodynastic Period of Egypt (3200 BC - 3000 BC), which may have been used to sew hides and skins.The article, made from bone, came to light during a dig at the Faiyum Oasis, south of Cairo. Team leader, Jaled Saad, said he thought the needle offered proof that there was already at that...

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