Woven clothing may date back at least 27,000 years, according to archaeological evidence left by stone age hunter-gatherers.
Previously it had been thought that weaving had been invented by settled farmers just 5,000 to 10,000 years ago.
The new information means features on figurines thought to be prehistoric hairstyles are actually the first known hats.
The clues came from 90 fragments of clay found in the Czech Republic, at well-known sites including Dolni Vestonice and Tavlov. They reveal the impressions of interlaced fibres. . . .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/725803.stm
at the ASCOT RACE COURSE
18 04, 2006
Manama, April 18 ( BNA ) World's biggest hat ever made has been unveiled here on the sideline of the Middle East Exhibition and Conference for Professions, Education and Training 2006 opened here on Tuesday in Bahrain.
The 6 m x 6 m x 4.5 m - hat will be officially estimated by representatives of Guiness World Records Encyclopedia. The university hat symbolizes efforts of the Government aimed at enhancing Bahrain's position as a pioneering educational hub in the Middle East.
http://english.bna.bh/?ID=43878
]The ancient figurine's "hairstyle" is now thought to be a hat
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Hmm, Foxy and Eva, how come we can't see your hats?
