Archaeologists have discovered evidence to indicate that cavemen actually wore what type of clothing?

queproblema

They don't really know: maybe fur, leather, leaves, grass, or maybe flax fibers (linen?). Bone needles indicate people were sewing tens of thousands of years ago once they moved north. "According to archaeologists and anthropologists, the earliest clothing likely consisted of fur, leather, leaves or grass which were draped, wrapped or tied around the body. Knowledge of such clothing remains inferential, since clothing materials deteriorate quickly compared to stone, bone, shell and metal artifacts. Archeologists have identified very early sewing needles of bone and ivory from about 30,000 BC, found near Kostenki, Russia in 1988. Dyed flax fibers that could have been used in clothing have been found in a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia that date back to 36,000 BP." "The use of animal fur in clothing dates to prehistoric times." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothing#Origin_and_history_of_clothing "There are some indications that weaving was already known in the Palaeolithic era. An indistinct textile impression has been found at Pavlov, Moravia. Neolithic textiles are well known from finds in pile dwellings in Switzerland. One extant fragment from the Neolithic was found in Fayum at a site which dates to about 5000 BCE. This fragment is woven at about 12 threads by 9 threads per cm in a plain weave." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaving Sep 23 09, 10:07 PM

star_gazer

PETA might not win over the fur-loving stylephiles they're protesting over at New York Fashion Week, but at least they've got the caveman caucus on their side. Maybe. Pink, turquoise and black clothing fibers found by archaeologists in the Republic of Georgia suggest that Stone Agers wore colorful clothing, not animal furs and pelts as previously thought, The Daily Mail reports. In other words, they might have looked less like Fred Flintstone and more like ... er, Paris Hilton. (Who else wears pink and turquoise?) http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2009/09/11/cavemen-wore-colorful-clothing-yabba-dabba-do-duds/ Sep 23 09, 10:16 PM