🔍Evidence suggests that humans have been wearing clothing for at least 61,000 years.
📜The Tarkhan dress, dating back nearly 5,500 years, is the oldest surviving piece of clothing.
🧑🎨Neanderthals likely also wore clothing, as evidenced by stone scrapers and animal bone findings.
🦠The divergence of human head lice and body lice suggests that clothing use predates 61,000 years.
🔬Scientists continue to search for new evidence to determine when humans first started wearing clothing.
What is the oldest surviving piece of clothing?
—The Tarkhan dress, dating back nearly 5,500 years, is the oldest surviving piece of clothing.
Did Neanderthals wear clothing?
—There is evidence to suggest that Neanderthals wore clothing, including stone scrapers and animal bone findings.
How do we know when humans first started wearing clothing?
—Evidence such as the divergence of head lice and body lice suggests that clothing use predates 61,000 years, but scientists continue to search for new evidence.
Why do humans wear clothing?
—Humans wear clothing for various reasons, including protection from the elements, adherence to societal and cultural norms, privacy, and self-expression.
Is there older evidence of clothing use?
—Fragments of woven textiles dating back 30,000 years have been found, suggesting that clothing use may be even older.
00:01In 1913, William Matthews Flinders Petrie discovered the Tarkhan dress, the oldest surviving piece of clothing, dating back nearly 5,500 years.
01:00Evidence suggests that humans have been wearing clothing for at least 61,000 years, as shown by the divergence of human head lice and body lice.
02:59Stone scrapers and animal bone findings indicate that Neanderthals likely also wore clothing.
06:31The use of clothing serves various purposes, including protection, adherence to societal norms, privacy, and self-expression.
09:00Scientists continue to search for new evidence to determine exactly when humans first started wearing clothing.
