> but I assume metal requires more advanced technology to acquir Anyone can make a crude knife. Try making a cotton scarf. We are taking textiles for granted

> but I assume metal requires more advanced technology to acquir Anyone can make a crude knife. Try making a cotton scarf. We are taking textiles for granted (as in t-shirts and fast fashion) but until XIX century for hundreds of years nothing could match Indian cotton fabrics which were used as mean of exchange in all over Asia. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/indian-textiles-nature-making-victoria-and-albert-museum/4wISOUQuPAXOJw?hl=en https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/indian-textiles-na... https://medium.com/@noopurshalini/textiles-of-india-d9f5e5310dc6 https://medium.com/@noopurshalini/textiles-of-india-d9f5e531...