Ancient Humans Used This Trick to Survive the Ice Age

Ancient humans survived the coldest part of the Ice Age with a bone needle about as long as your finger. This video shows how sewn, layered clothing helped people live in freezing wind, and how you can copy the same method on your next cold day. You'll learn how the oldest known needle with an eye, found in Denisova Cave in Siberia, changed what people could wear. You'll also see why archaeologists still debate whether tailored clothing helped modern humans outlast Neanderthals. What this video covers: The Ice Age world, with ice sheets two miles thick and sea levels about 400 feet lower Body lice and what their DNA says about the first clothing The 50,000 year old Denisova needle and how sinew thread seals a seam Ian Gilligan's theory and the counterarguments from other researchers The beaded burial clothing at Sungir in Russia Ötzi the Iceman and what a preserved outfit looked like Mammoth bone houses at Mezhyrich in Ukraine Bone fuel, stone lamps, and frozen meat storage pits Refuges, shared knowledge, and the dog buried at Bonn-Oberkassel A simple three layer method for staying warm in cold, windy weather Follow the channel for more stories about how ancient people solved problems we still face today.