The sewn hide, cordage and needles show how Indigenous Americans used complex technology to survive the freezing temperatures ...

Archaeologists have identified the oldest known example of sewn hide, a small fragment of elk hide meticulously stitched with twisted fiber, dating back approximately 12,400 years. Found within Cougar ...

It is the oldest known sewn clothing in the world.

Through carbon dating, researchers have ruled that the artifacts are between approximately 11,700 and 12,900 years old, a ...

Two pieces of elk hide connected by a twisted-fiber cord are the earliest evidence of sewing. But what they were used for is still a mystery.

Archaeologists uncover 12,000-year-old sewn hides, bone needles and artifacts in Oregon caves, revealing Ice Age clothing and culture.

In 1958, an amateur archaeologist named John Cowles excavated the Cougar Mountain Cave in Oregon and retained many of the artifacts found there. Upon his death in the 1980s, these items were ...