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title: Magdalenian Bone Sewing Needle
author: Didier Descouens
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6186/magdalenian-bone-sewing-needle/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Magdalenian Bone Sewing Needle
_Authored by Didier Descouens_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6186.jpg)
## Image Caption
Flat bone sewing needle found at Gourdan Cave, Haute-Garonne, France. It belongs to the western European Magdalenian [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/) (c. 17,000 - c. 10,000 years ago) of the Late- or Upper Palaeolithic industry (c. 50,000/40,000 - c. 10,000 years ago). It was made by anatomically modern humans.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Descouens, D. (2016, December 19). Magdalenian Bone Sewing Needle. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Descouens, Didier. "Magdalenian Bone Sewing Needle." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 19, 2016. .
### MLA
Descouens, Didier. "Magdalenian Bone Sewing Needle." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Dec 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aiguille_os_246.1_Fond.jpg) by [**Didier Descouens**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aiguille_os_246.1_Fond.jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 19 December 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.