Bone Awls

Making clothing

Awls and perforators were probably invented in Africa and carried to colder climates, where they were used to pierce holes in clothing.

Exhibit Item
Site: Blombos Cave, Republic of South Africa
Year of Discovery:
Discovered by: Christopher Henshilwood
Age: About 77,000 years old
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Three Blombos Cave Bone Awls that are all think and come to a sharp point at one end