Bone Needle
7500 BC - 7000 BC
Bone
Jarmo
6.0 cm x 0.2 cm diam.
A66699
Bone
Jarmo
6.0 cm x 0.2 cm diam.
A66699
Oriental Institute Museum
Bone Needle
This is a fragment of a needle made out of animal bone. It was used for sewing, and would originally have had a hole at one end through which thread could be passed.
Suggested Readings
Hunter, Erica. First Civilizations: Cultural Atlas for Young People. New York: Facts on File, 1994.
Kramer, Samuel Noah. Cradle of Civilization. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1967.
Roaf, Michael. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. New York: Facts on File, 1990.