Red Lady cave burial reveals Stone Age secrets

New Scientist ^ | March 18, 2015 | Penny Sarchet

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When collecting sinew in the butchering process they probably ran it through their teeth to clean it prior to drying it, in the process scraping off fresh raw meat to eat.

Then they’d hang it up to dry.

When sewing with dried sinew, you put the sinew in your mouth to soften it with saliva; then you can use your teeth to separate it into threads and smooth it by pulling it over your teeth..

In that cool climate they doubtless made a lot of clothing and shoes using sinew as thread.