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By Randolph E. Schmid / The Bulletin
September 11, 2009
WASHINGTON — More than 30,000 years ago, someone living in a cave in the Caucasus Mountains twisted wild flax together and dyed it, producing the earliest known fibers made by humans, scientists report.
“Making strings and ropes is a sophisticated invention,” said Ofer Bar-Yosef, a professor of....