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Appreciating History
The Following is a list of human inventions related to the advancement of modern Cosmetic/Beauty Culture.
Ethiopia
The First Tools Built: Australopithecus garhi Oldowan Stone Tools
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The First Control of Fire and Cooking By Homo habilis
Kenya
The First Homo Erectus Advanced Acheulean stone tools
Zambia
The First Pigments
Italy
The First Glue
South Africa (Sibudu Cave- KwaZulu-Natal)
The First Use of sewing Needles
Turkey (çatalhöyük)
The First Use of weaving
France (cave walls in southern France around 15,000 B.C)
The First Use of Art
Fertile Crescent
The First Use of Agriculture- Dyes, Perfumes, Fibers, Foods, & Fuels
Nabta Playa (Egypt), Leopard Cave (Namibia) South Africa, Dashanqian (China), Catalhoyuk (Turkey), Asikli hoyuk (Turkey), Çayônu (Turkey), Jarmo (Iraq), Zawi Chemi Shanidar (Iraq), Shanidar Cave (Iraq), Ganj Dareh (Iran), Tepe Sarab (Iran), Ali Kosh (Iran)
The First Domestication of Sheep- Lanolin- the waterproof, fatty substance found naturally in sheep's wool & used as a base for soaps, cosmetics, ointments, creams, as a lubricant, and in finishing and preserving leather
Serbia
The First Use of Copper Smelting For Sewing Needles & Pins
China
The First Use of Lacquer- Nail Lacquer
Naqada (Egypt)
The First Use of Copper Sewing Needle & Scissors
China
The First Use of Silk Garments- Sericulture
Persia
The First Use of A Comb
China
The First Use of Silk Garments- Sericulture
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