• abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Honest answer, usually animal sinew, or certain grasses could be used as well. The nice thing with string, once it was figured out was you could make as much as you could, and make it as long as you wanted.

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        2 months ago

        I totally count sinew as string. That probably led to plant string. Think about really fine string, or thread, and think about how many miles of it you carry around on you every day. It’s crazy how taken for granted it is!

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      2 months ago

      How do you think they got the stone on the end of a stick

      For a long time, they didn’t.

      Hand stone tools predate everything except sharpened sticks as spears.

      Without the Olduvai tools, we have no civilization.