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The first known humans to makeclothing, Neanderthal man, survivedfrom about 200,000 B.C.E. to about30,000 B.C.E. Neanderthal man learnedto make effective tools from stone likeaxes and spears for hunting furryanimals. Neanderthals learned how to
use the thick, furry hides from theseanimals to keep themselves warm anddry. With this discovery, clothing wasborn.
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Cro-Magnon man, considered the next stagein human development, emerged around forty
thousand years ago and made advances inthe clothing of the Neanderthals. The smarterCro- Magnon people learned how to make fireand cook food, and they developed finer,
more efficient tools. Sharp awls, or pointedtools, were used to punch small holes inanimal skins, which were laced together withhide string. In this way they probably
developed the earliest coverings for the body,legs, head, and feet.
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It is thought that the first assembled piece of
clothing was the tunic. A tunic is made from
two pieces of rectangular animal hide boundtogether on one short side with a hole left for
the head. This rough garment was placed
over the head and the stitched length lay on
the shoulders, with the remainder hanging
down. The arms stuck through the open
sides, and the garment was either closed
with a belt or additional ties were placed atthe sides to hold the garment on the body.
This tunic was the ancestor of the shirt.
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One of the most important Cro-Magnon
inventions was the needle. Needles were
made out of slivers of animal bone; they weresharpened to a point at one end and had an
eye at the other end. With a needle, Cro-
Magnon man could sew carefully cut pieces of
fur into better fitting garments. Evidence
suggests that Cro- Magnon people developed
close-fitting pants and shirts that would
protect them from the cold, as well as shawls,hoods, and long boots.
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Evidence concerning the way early man clothedand decorated his body has lasted for thousands ofyears, but very little has been discovered about howearly humans cared for or styled their hair. It seems
likely that both men and women wore their hairlonger, because they lacked good tools for cuttinghair. Caps of fur were probably worn to keep thehead warm. Also, some of the jewellery that hasbeen discovered seems to have been intended forholding back long hair. Men likely wore facial hair,again because of the lack of tools to remove it. If hairwas cut, it was probably done with the same stonecutting tools used to chop wood and scrape animalfurs.
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As with many other elements from
the life of prehistoric humans, little can
be known about the nature of footwear
at that time. The oldest known shoes areten-thousand-year-old sandals found in
a desert area. The types of shoes worn
by prehistoric humans depended uponthe materials available to them.
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Shoes were typically made from the hides of
deer or sheep. It appears likely that people
made their shoes shortly after killing theanimal, when the hide was still soft and
supple, making it easier to fit to their feet.
People placed their foot on the hide and cut
out a shape around their foot, then wrapped
the hide up to their ankle and secured it in
place with strips of hide, or thongs.
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