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Letter: Early humans probably didn't need baby slings (1)

Published 4 December 2024

From Beverley Rowe, London, UK

Your look at possible botanical craftwork pre-dating the Stone Age mentioned baby slings as a possible example. However, furry mothers don’t need them: their babies have something to cling to. When did humans lose their fur? I suspect a lot of other botanical craft came before baby slings (9 November, p 32).

Issue no. 3520 published 7 December 2024

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