DD'eDeN aka note/nickname/alas_my_loves wrote:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pants-oldest-ancient-horseman-asia-culture-origin
: displays weaving techniques and decorative patterns that were influenced by : cultures across Asia, researchers say.
because of the mind warping girth of textile finds, no doubt.
Now I'm not saying that the science is pure bunk, but the writing
is. The "Reporting" is trash.
NOTE: The timespans they're throwing around are younger than
King Tut by a century or more!
They're not very old! They date WITHIN historic times, not pre
historic. They are younger than writing...
Taken in total, the finds suggest that pants date back further. That,
these are a sort of latter day "Evolutionary" outcome of some
previous invention. And they're combined with boots!
So are they an adaption for the cold? For horseback riding? Both?
And if they're a response to cold then pants might trace back
tens of thousands of years prior. If it's horseback riding, then
still a few thousand years older...
"Oh we're only off by 66%... or an order of magnitude. One of
those. But that's close for us."
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