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Re:What if we called it the Flax Age instead of the Iron Age? by Swenrekcah on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @02:10PM (#21587309)
Seriously, that’s only 0.7 mm. It could be the diameter?
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Re:What if we called it the Flax Age instead of the Iron Age? by morelisp on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @04:08PM (#21588527)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S02773... is apparently the relevant paper.

The fiber was some remnants found on stone tools, apparently. I don't have the archaeological background to say if the claim it's not possible to twist in nature in plausible or not.

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