(CNN) In popular culture, cave men (and women) are often draped in furs, but archaeological evidence of what our Stone Age ancestors actually wore and how they made clothes is thin. However, researchers say 62 bone tools used to process and smooth animal skins found in a cave in Morocco may be some of the earliest proxy evidence for clothing in the archaeological record. A bone tool from Contrebandiers Cave, Morocco that was used for leather working 120,000 to 90,000 years ago. -- there were around 12,000 animal bones -- I started to notice these bones that had a very different shape. Unlike the bones discarded after consuming an animal for food, bones used regularly by human hands gain a sheen and polish.

Source: CNN September 16, 2021 15:00 UTC