Scientists from Germany’s University of Tübingen managed to determine the purpose of ivory artifacts dating back 37 thousand years. This was reported by news portal Phys.org.
In 2015, in the Hole Fels cave in Germany, scientists discovered several objects made of mammoth ivory. One of these was strange and its purpose unknown; It had four artificially made holes. Traces of some plant materials were also found on its surface.
At first, scientists assumed that the tools were used as part of rituals. However, recent research has shown that the items may have been used to make rope. Scientists conducted an experiment with an exact copy of the works and tried to pull different plant materials such as nettle, linden, willow and flax through the holes. As a result, they managed to weave rope.
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