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by aaronblohowiak 1998 days ago
Blades are the oldest technology we have evidence of, iiuc.
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You're right. Weaves wouldn't leave evidence, though the progression of rock, pointier rock, knapping seems easier than the leap of weaving, anyway - I'd guess it came about 70,000 years ago with the cultural explosion of cognition.
Sharp rocks go back 2 million :)