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>in the 1950s, archaeologists found a small treasure trove of such artifacts in Cougar Mountain Cave in Oregon. The pieces recovered include 24 fiber items, 12 wooden implements, and three animal hides. For decades, these artifacts went unexamined

>a small fragment of processed elk hide, which now stands as the earliest known evidence of stitched clothing. It dates to around 12,600 years ago, and is composed of multiple parts of cut hide that are sewn together, featuring a Z-twist of the cord. To prevent the cord from pulling out, the thread was secured with a knot.

This is the oldest know *piece* of stitched clothing. A very cool and rare artefact. The oldest known *evidence* *for* stitched clothing is bone sewing needles. *Eyed* needles are very strong evidence but more primitive methods certainly preceded this invention.

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* [Sidibu cave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibudu_Cave) (south africa – 61kybp) – interestingly, relatively temperate climate even in the ice age
* [Denisova Cave Needle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denisova_Cave) (Russia – 50kybp) – cold climate and interestingly (but controversially) attributed to Denisovans.

We have evidence of humans in very cold climates long before the homo sapien expansion (out of africa dispersal). That in itself suggests high quality clothing and (perhaps) stitching goes back a very long time.