Leathercraft Family Tree - Our Heritage

1. 3.3 Million BC - Stone Flakes for Skinning Hides

1.1. 400,000 BC - Evidence of Leather-specific Tools

1.1.1. 82,000 BC - We Begin to See Bone Awls in South Africa

1.1.1.1. 33,000 BC - The First Sewing Needles

1.1.1.1.1. 5,000 BC - Oldest Leather Tanneries, in Sumer