Ian Gilligan et al. claim that during the Ice Age, humans at Malaya Syia in Europe made fitted clothing by boring holes in pieces of hide and fur with a sharpened bone tool called an awl and then threading cord through the holes to bind the pieces together. Eventually, as evidenced by artifacts at Sabanikha in Siberia, someone perforated the end of a bone awl to make an eye (hole) to hold the cord, thereby creating a sewing needle with which both steps could be performed in a single motion. This sped up the process of making clothing and, by freeing them from the need to push cord through holes manually, allowed artisans to make smaller holes and thus finer seams.
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mediumBased on the text, what can be concluded about clothing made during the Ice Age?
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Clothing made with awls at sites like Malaya Syia likely had coarser seams than clothing made with needles at sites like Sabanikha did.
B
Clothing made with awls at sites like Malaya Syia likely had finer seams than clothing made with needles at sites like Sabanikha did.
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Clothing made with awls at sites like Malaya Syia could likely be made more quickly than clothing made with needles at sites like Sabanikha.
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Clothing made at sites like Malaya Syia was likely made with needles, while clothing made at sites like Sabanikha was likely made with awls.