Being an amateur (or maybe semi-pro) textile historian (I reenact and recreate 18th and 19th century clothing and work over victorian kniting patterns and "intepret" them into modern knitting techniques for people), I find this type of stuff fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
Woven cloth dates back 27,000 years
by BBC News Online science editor Dr David Whitehouse
Wednesday, 14 June, 2000, 12:12 GMT 13:12 UK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_790000/790569.stm
"Woven clothing was being produced on looms 27,000 years ago, far earlier than had been thought, scientists say."