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A mammoth ivory baton from Hohle Fels Cave in Germany has enabled scientists to figure out how prehistoric people were able to create thick ropes about 35,000 years ago. Researchers ran some fibers through spiral-cut holes in the stick and created five meters of robust cord in just around ten minutes. The finding helps explain how a fascinating artifact was used and indicates how a lost technology that was used in prehistory worked. A mysterious baton becomes a rope-making tool According to Phys.org, the 20-centimeter rod was discovered in 2015 and was initially hard to understand. The object is carved from mammoth ivory and bears four holes lined with meticulously made spiral grooves. The original study in Science Advances claims