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Buttons were used as ornaments for thousands of years before anyone used them to fasten clothes.
First appearedc. 2,800 BCE
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Buttons were used as ornaments for thousands of years before anyone used them to fasten clothes.
From the big bang to button
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
tree385 m yrs ago
wood385 m yrs ago
buttonc. 2,800 BCE