An archaeological discovery determined during the making of the first clothes of humanity

An international team of researchers has identified the older bone tools never discovered used to make clothes and dating back to 120,000 years.

The important discovery occurred in the appeal Smugglers’ cave near Rabat, the capital of Morocco, reported a Moroccan archaeologist who participated in the excavations.

“This is an important discovery because although older bone tools have already been found around the world, This is the first time that some have been identified which were used to make clothing», Declared this Thursday to AFP The archaeologist Abdeljalil El Hajraoui.

What were the tools found in the Smugglers Cave used for?

Archaeologists have found some 60 tools bones in the smugglers cave, located on the outskirts of the capital of the North African country.

“They were intentionally designed for specific tasks which included working with leather and skins“, According to a study published by the American magazine Science.

The observation would serve to prove the emergence of collective memory

This discovery, according to the archaeologist The Hajraoui, could help answer questions about the origin of modern behavior of Homo sapiens.

“Sewing is a behavior that has continued since that time. Also, the tools discovered in the cave have been in use for 30,000 years, which would prove the emergence of collective memory», Declared the specialist and member of the Moroccan Institute of Archeology and Heritage Sciences (INSAP).

The scientific study also pointed out that “given the level of specialization of the smugglers’ cave tools, it is likely that older specimens will be found in the same location.”

Other finds in the smuggler’s cave

But the 120,000-year-old bone tools found in Morocco that were used to make the first presses of modern man’s ancestors were not the only ones.

According to archaeologists, shelters have also been discovered in the smugglers’ cave, dug in the ground, built or in the open, to protect against natural phenomena, as well as ornaments such as perforated shells.

On the other hand, some 400 kilometers away, a group of Moroccan, American and French researchers unearthed about thirty shells molded from sea snails.

The discovery was made in a layer dating from 142,000 to 150,000 years ago in the cave of Bizmoune, near Essaouira, in the south-east of the country, according to a statement from the Moroccan Ministry of Culture.