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6,000
BC
Early
use of linen
The
fibres of plants and the fleece of sheep and goats were used to
make clothing. Linen cloth has been found in Egyptian tombs, used
to wrap up mummies.
Paracas
Llama Wool Cloth for Wrapping a Mummy
Invention
of Bricks
People
in Egypt and Mesopotamia made bricks from clay to build houses.
  
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Brick houses in Mardin, Turkey, overlooking the Mesopotamian Plain
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