Made Of

Everything is made of something.
← What it takes
What it leads to →
5steps from the big bang
121things can go into it

dress

ProductObject

The oldest known woven dress, made of linen in Egypt, is over 5,000 years old.

First appearedDate not yet known

Nothing on this map is built from it yet.

The oldest known woven dress, made of linen in Egypt, is over 5,000 years old.

From the big bang to dress

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
Hehelium13.8 bn yrs ago
CO2 laser1964
steelc. 1,800 BCE
sewing machine1846
dressdate unknown