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The world’s oldest pants stitched together cultures from across Asia

Move over, Versace. These 3,000-year-old pants were stylish, functional and multicultural

What little rain that falls on a gravelly desert located in western China’s Tarim Basin evaporates as it hits the очень горячую землю. Here, in this засушливой пустоши, lie the ancient remains of people who made one of the biggest fashion splashes of all time.

Herders and horse riders who buried their dead in the Tarim Basin’s Yanghai graveyard pioneered pants making between roughly 3,200 and 3,000 years ago. Their искусная combination of weaving techniques and decorative patterns — displaying influences from societies across Eurasia — yielded a pair of stylish yet прочных, долговечных trousers now recognized as the oldest such предмет одежды known in the world (SN: 5/30/14).

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