I Gave Myself a Mesolithic Makeover (10,000 Year Old Fashion)

AD Thanks so much to Hungry Minds for sponsoring this video! Use code BIRCHWOOD at checkout to get 10% off "The Book" until the 19th of August: https://mdsh.io/pwvokchyi4 For the past 6 months, I've been quietly obsessing over prehistoric textiles, with a particular admiration for the Mesolithic. I began diving into learning a variety of prehistoric handicrafts, and managed to put together an entire Mesolithic outfit, based on the evidence we do have for Mesolithic clothing. The original version of "The Dancers of Cogul" minus the leaf: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:064_Pintures_de_la_cova_dels_Moros,_exposici%C3%B3_al_Museu_de_Gav%C3%A0.JPG Zalmon's amazing flint knapping: https://www.youtube.com/@UCH06xVOr_mJvCHPx-MFQeGA www.instagram.com/flintknapperzalmon 🕯 Support my art on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/vbirchwood ✨ Leave a donation: https://ko-fi.com/vbirchwood 🪡 Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vasibirchwood/ 📖 Business inquiries - sofie@helmtalentgroup.com Further Reading: Clothing in the Mesolithic (and Prehistory) - Elizabeth Wayland Barber, Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278022023_European_Mesolithic_Geography_and_Culture_State_of_Knowledge_and_Current_Debates https://trc-leiden.nl/trc-needles/individual-textiles-and-textile-types/daily-and-general-garments-and-textiles/vlasac-serbia-mesolithic-decorative-garments https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261709835_Residue