6steps from the big bang
120things can go into it
basket
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Basket weaving is older than pottery. The earliest baskets are over 10,000 years old.
First appearedc. 8,000 BCE
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Basket weaving is older than pottery. The earliest baskets are over 10,000 years old.
From the big bang to basket
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
water4.4 bn yrs ago
paper105 CE
kitedate unknown
bamboodate unknown
basketc. 8,000 BCE